Tamiops rodolphii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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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

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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.

Reviewer/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

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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
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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.

Major Threat(s):

There are no significant threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in numerous protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in numerous protected areas.

Bibliography [top]

	Duckworth, J. W., Salter, R. E. and Khounbline, K. 1999. Wildlife in Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report. IUCN, Vientiane, Laos. Duckworth, J. W., Timmins, R. J., Thewlis, R. C. M., Evans, T. D. and Anderson, G. Q. A. 1994. Field observations of mammals in Laos, 1992-1993. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 42: 177-205. Moore, J. C. and Tate, G. H. H. 1965. A study of the diurnal squirrels, Sciurinae, of the Indian and Indo-Chinese subregions. Fieldiana Zoologica 48: 1-351.

Duckworth, J. W., Salter, R. E. and Khounbline, K. 1999. Wildlife in Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report. IUCN, Vientiane, Laos.

Duckworth, J. W., Timmins, R. J., Thewlis, R. C. M., Evans, T. D. and Anderson, G. Q. A. 1994. Field observations of mammals in Laos, 1992-1993. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 42: 177-205.

Moore, J. C. and Tate, G. H. H. 1965. A study of the diurnal squirrels, Sciurinae, of the Indian and Indo-Chinese subregions. Fieldiana Zoologica 48: 1-351.

Citation:	Duckworth, J.W. & Lunde, D. 2008. Tamiops rodolphii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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