Microtus kikuchii

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	CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name:

Microtus kikuchii

Species Authority:

Kuroda, 1920

Common Name/s:

English

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Taiwan Vole, Kikuchi's Field Vole

Synonym/s:

Volemys kikuchii (Kuroda, 1920)

Taxonomic Notes:

This species is sometimes placed in the genus Volemys (Smith and Xie 2008).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Near Threatened ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H.

Evaluator/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Chanson, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Near Threatened as the species' extent of occurrence is less than 5,000 km², and it is restricted to high elevations in the mountains of Taiwan. There are no threats to the species habitat at present, but if this were to change in the future it would be considered an Endangered species under criterion B1.

History:

1996

–

Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to Taiwan, Province of China (Smith and Xie 2008). Its distribution is restricted to high mountain tops at elevations approximately between 3,000-3,670 m asl (Yu 1995).
Countries:	Native: Taiwan, Province of China (Taiwan, Province of China (main island))
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	There are currently no data regarding the population status of this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs in highland forests (Smith and Xie 2008), with bushy bamboo understory (Yu 1993).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known threats to the species' habitat at present.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known threats to the species' habitat at present.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species occurs in Yushan National Park (Yu 1994), and is presumed to occur in Taroko National Park. Further studies are needed into the abundance, natural history and threats to this species. In China, this species has been regionally Red Listed as Least Concern (Wang and Xie 2004).

Conservation Actions:

This species occurs in Yushan National Park (Yu 1994), and is presumed to occur in Taroko National Park. Further studies are needed into the abundance, natural history and threats to this species. In China, this species has been regionally Red Listed as Least Concern (Wang and Xie 2004).

Citation:	Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. 2008. Microtus kikuchii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010.
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