Spalacopus cyanus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	OCTODONTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Spalacopus cyanus
Species Authority:	(Molina, 1782)
Common Name/s: English – Coruro
Synonym/s:	Spalacopus tabanus Thomas, 1925

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2008
Assessor/s:	Lessa, E., Ojeda, R. & Bidau, C.
Reviewer/s:	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification: This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.
History:	1996 – Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in Chile, to the west of the Andes between 27° and 36°SS (Woods and Kilpatrick 2005). It is found in both Andean and coastal areas.
Countries:	Native: Chile
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is abundant with large populations (Lessa pers. comm.).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species occupies a wide range of habitats (Lessa pers. comm.). These range from alpine grasslands in the Andes to acacia savanna in the Intermediate Depression and stabilized sand dunes and snady grasslands on the coast (Torres-Mura and Contreras, 1998). It is fossorial and colonial (Ojeda pers. comm.).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

In the Red List of Chilean Terrestrial Vertebrates is classified as Endangered (CONAF, 1993). The habitats that this species inhabit are under threat from deforestation and over grazing by domesticated mammals.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

This species is found in several protected areas.

Bibliography [top]

Corporacion Nacional Forestal. 1993. Red list of Chilean terrestrial vertebrates. In: A. Glade (ed.), Conservation status of Chilean terrestrial vertebrate fauna, pp. 67. Santiago. Torres-Mura, J. C. and Contreras, L. C. 1998. Spalacopus cyanus. Mammalian Species 594: 1-5.