Pectinator spekei

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CTENODACTYLIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pectinator spekei

Species Authority:

Blyth, 1856

Common Name/s:

English

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Speke's Pectinator

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Coetzee, N. & Grubb, P.

Reviewer/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern because, although it is seldom recorded, it has a relatively wide distribution, has a presumed large overall population, there are unlikely to be any significant threats, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2004	–	Data Deficient
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species appears to be patchily distributed Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea. The distribution in Somalia is unclear, but the type locality is in Somaliland between Goree Bunder and Nogal (09 deg N and 47 deg E). In Ethiopia, it has been recorded at elevations from sea level to 1,200 m asl (although Yalden et al. [1996] indicate the species may possibly occur to 2,200 m asl).
Countries:	Native: Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Somalia
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Population [top]

Population:	In Djibouti, the species is fairly common and widely distributed. Population densities of 76 individuals per hectare have been given (Nowak 1999).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Yalden et al. (1976) states that this species is an inhabitant of rocky cliffs (sheltering in rock fissures) in desert or semi-desert areas, and that it is sometimes found in association with hyraxes. A specimen in Djibouti was collected in an area comprising sand and rocks with low scrub and grass and some well established trees and bushes (Pearch et al. 2002). Five captive-born litters contained a single young, although a sixth contained two.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

Yalden et al. (1976) states that this species is an inhabitant of rocky cliffs (sheltering in rock fissures) in desert or semi-desert areas, and that it is sometimes found in association with hyraxes. A specimen in Djibouti was collected in an area comprising sand and rocks with low scrub and grass and some well established trees and bushes (Pearch et al. 2002). Five captive-born litters contained a single young, although a sixth contained two.

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is considered likely that the species has few threats.

Major Threat(s):

It is considered likely that the species has few threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas.

Citation:	Coetzee, N. & Grubb, P. 2008. Pectinator spekei. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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