Salpingotulus michaelis
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | MAMMALIA | RODENTIA | DIPODIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Salpingotulus michaelis | |||
| Species Authority: | (Fitzgibbon, 1966) | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Salpingotus michaelis Fitzgibbon, 1966
Salpingotus thomasi Vinogradov, 1928
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| 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. | |||
| Reviewer/s: | Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) | |||
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Justification: Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainty as to its extent of occurrence, natural history, threats and conservation status. |
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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
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Population [top]
| Population: | Population numbers and trends are not known. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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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. |
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). |
Bibliography [top]
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Corbet, G. B. and Hill, J. E. 1992. Mammals of the Indo-Malayan Region: A Systematic Review. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. Habibi, K. 2003. Mammals of Afghanistan. Zoo Outreach Organisation/ USFWS, Coimbatore, India. Hassinger, J. D. 1973. A Survey of the Mammals of Afghanistan Resulting from the 1965 Street Expedition (excluding bats). Fieldiana Zoology 60: 1-195. Molur, S., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Walker, S., Nameer, P. O. and Ravikumar, L. 2005. Status of non-volant small mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P) workshop report. Zoo Outreach Organisation / CBSG-South Asia., Comibatore, India. Pavlinov, I. Ya. 1980. Superspecies groupings in the subfamily Cardiocraniinae Satunin (Mammalia, Dipodidae). Vestnik Zoologii 2: 47-51. Pavlinov, I. Ya. and Rossolimo, O. L. 1987. Systematics of the mammals of the USSR. Moscow University Press, Moscow, Russia. Roberts, T. J. 1977. The Mammals of Pakistan. Ernest Benn, London, UK. |
| Citation: | Jordan, M., Molur, S. & Nameer, P.O. 2008. Salpingotulus michaelis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012. |
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