| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | MAMMALIA | RODENTIA | MURIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Uromys emmae | |||
| Species Authority: | Groves & Flannery, 1994 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2008 |
| Assessor/s: | Leary, T., Seri, L., Flannery, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Helgen, K., Singadan, R., Allison, A., James, R., Bonaccorso, F. & Lunde, D. |
| Reviewer/s: | Lamoreux, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) & Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) |
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Justification: Listed as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) because its extent of occurrence is less than 100 km2, all individuals are in a single location, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat. This species is known only from a tiny island. There have been six recent collecting efforts that have failed to locate this species, so it may be possibly extinct. Its extent of occurrence and area of occupancy meet the criteria for CR B1 and B2. Even if it extends to adjacent islands within the island group, it would still qualify under CR B1 and possibly B2. |
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| Range Description: | This species is known only from the holotype collected from Owi Island in the Paidaido Islands east of Supiori-Biak, Papua Province, Indonesia. It is probably a small island endemic. |
| Countries: |
Possibly extinct:
Indonesia
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| Range Map: |
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| Population: | There is no information available on population abundance of this species. Recent collecting efforts have not located this animal. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Nothing has been recorded about the natural history of this species. It presumably occurs in tropical moist forest. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | This species is threatened by deforestation. It is susceptible to changes in its habitat since it is known from a small island system. |
| Conservation Actions: | It is not known if this species is present in any protected areas. Further field studies are needed to locate any remaining populations and also to study the natural history of this little-known species. |
| Citation: | Leary, T., Seri, L., Flannery, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Helgen, K., Singadan, R., Allison, A., James, R., Bonaccorso, F. & Lunde, D. 2008. Uromys emmae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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