Rhinosciurus laticaudatus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
RODENTIA |
SCIURIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Rhinosciurus laticaudatus |
| Species Authority: |
(Müller, 1840) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Shrew-faced Squirrel |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Near Threatened
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s: |
Duckworth, J.W., Meijaard, E., Lee, B. & Tizard, R.J. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) |
Justification:
Listed as Near Threatened because although the species is widespread and occurs in numerous protected areas and can occur in logged and secondary forest, overall forest conversion rates in its entirely Sundaic range are very high. Almost qualifies as threatened under criterion A2c.
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| History: |
| 1996 |
– |
Lower Risk/least concern
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species occurs on Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo, and small adjacent islands.
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| Countries: |
Native:
Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia (Kalimantan); Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Singapore; Thailand
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
This species has been rarely encountered.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
This is a diurnal and terrestrial species (Saiful and Nordin 2004), occurring in lowland primary rainforest, logged forests, and 40 year old regrowth.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
It is threatened by habitat loss due to logging and agricultural conversion.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It occurs in several protected areas.
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