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Steatomys pratensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA RODENTIA NESOMYIDAE

Scientific Name: Steatomys pratensis
Species Authority: Peters, 1846
Common Name/s:
English – Fat Mouse
Taxonomic Notes: Northernmost records most likely represent a distinct species (A. Monadjem pers. comm.).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2008
Assessor/s: Schlitter, D. & Monadjem, A.
Reviewer/s: Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution including several protected areas, it is common, and because its population is not believed to be in decline at present.
History:
2004 – Least Concern
1996 – Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The range of this species, as it is currently taxonomically defined, ranges over parts of Central Africa from Cameroon in the west, through Central Africa and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo to southern Sudan; disjunctly in southern Tanzania and northern Malawi; and from southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, through much of Southern Africa, as far south as northeastern South Africa and Swaziland. It occurs from sea level to 1,500 m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Angola; Botswana; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population: It is a very common species.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This is an open savanna, grassland species.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The range of the species includes several protected areas.
Citation: Schlitter, D. & Monadjem, A. 2008. Steatomys pratensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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