Thallomys paedulcus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	MURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Thallomys paedulcus

Species Authority:

(Sundevall, 1846)

Common Name/s:

English

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Acacia Rat

Taxonomic Notes:

Thallomys paedulcus possibly represents a complex of several similar species. Further studies are needed to clarify the taxonomic status of populations currently allocated to this species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Taylor, P.J. & Boitani, L.

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, presumed large population, it probably occurs in a number of protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2004	–	Least Concern
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This Subsaharan species ranges widely from southern Ethiopia and southern Somalia in the north, through East Africa, to southern parts of The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and much of Zambia. From here it ranges south to northeastern South Africa and Swaziland.
Countries:	Native: Angola; Botswana; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Ethiopia; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Somalia; South Africa; Swaziland; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is an arboreal species associated with Acacia bushland. Small families of these animals form nests within tree hollows and forks.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There appear to be no major threats to this species as a whole.

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no major threats to this species as a whole.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is presumably present within a number of protected areas. No direct conservation measures are needed for the species as a whole.

Conservation Actions:

It is presumably present within a number of protected areas. No direct conservation measures are needed for the species as a whole.

Citation:	Taylor, P.J. & Boitani, L. 2008. Thallomys paedulcus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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