Salpingotulus michaelis

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	DIPODIDAE

Scientific Name:

Salpingotulus michaelis

Species Authority:

(Fitzgibbon, 1966)

Common Name/s:

English

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Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa, Dwarf Three-toed Jerboa

Synonym/s:

Salpingotus michaelis Fitzgibbon, 1966

Salpingotus thomasi Vinogradov, 1928

Taxonomic Notes:

Pavlinov (1980) placed this taxon under genus Salpingotulus, later Pavlinov and Rossolimo (1987) included it under Salpingotus Vinogradov, 1922; a trend that was also followed by Corbet and Hill (1992), and Holden (1993). Salpingotulus is recognized here as a separate monophyletic group pending further phylogenetic analysis (Holden and Musser 2005). Salpingotus thomasi is treated here as being conspecific.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Jordan, M., Molur, S. & Nameer, P.O.

Evaluator/s:

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

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainty as to its extent of occurrence, natural history, threats and conservation status.

History:

1996

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Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This poorly known species has been recorded from Pakistan at altitudes between 1,000-1,600 m asl (Molur et al. 2005). It is presumed to occur in Afghanistan (Molur et al. 2005), however, it is not as yet been reported from this country by Habibi (2003) or Hassinger (1973).
Countries:	Native: Pakistan Presence uncertain: Afghanistan
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	Population numbers and trends are not known.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a nocturnal, loosely colonial, gregarious, herbivorous species occuring in rolling sand dunes or barren flat gravel and sandy plains in hot deserts (Molur et al. 2005).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species is not protected under any legislation in South Asia. Surveys, ecological studies, population monitoring and habitat management are recommended for the species in South Asia (Molur et al. 2005).

Conservation Actions:

The species is not protected under any legislation in South Asia. Surveys, ecological studies, population monitoring and habitat management are recommended for the species in South Asia (Molur et al. 2005).

Citation:	Jordan, M., Molur, S. & Nameer, P.O. 2008. Salpingotulus michaelis. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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