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Tamiops rodolphii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA RODENTIA SCIURIDAE

Scientific Name: Tamiops rodolphii
Species Authority: (Milne-Edwards, 1867)
Common Name/s:
English – Cambodian Striped Squirrel
Synonym/s:
Tamiops rodolphei (Milne-Edwards, 1867) [orth. error]
Taxonomic Notes: The genus Tamiops needs taxonomic review.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s Duckworth, J.W. & Lunde, D.
Evaluator/s: Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern because it is a widespread species that is very abundant in a variety of habitat. There are currently no major threats to this species.
History:
1996 – Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species occurs in southern Viet Nam, southern Lao PDR, Cambodia and eastern Thailand (Lekagul and McNeely 1988).
This species appears to become rare or absent northwest of a line from 18°00'N, 104°10'E to 18°30'N, 105°00'E (Evans et al. 2000).
Countries:
Native:
Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Thailand; Viet Nam
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: This species is abundant in suitable habitat. This species is common in evergreen or semi-evergreen forest, but less common where the forest is degraded or includes mixed deciduous components (Evans et al. 2000).
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species is found in nearly every habitat with trees, including secondary growth forest, scrub forest, and gardens. Like T. mcclellandii, this species uses holes in trees for shelter and travels by jumping long distances between trees (Lekagul and McNeely 1988).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

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

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It occurs in numerous protected areas.
Citation: Duckworth, J.W. & Lunde, D. 2008. Tamiops rodolphii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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