Mus mayori

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:

Mus mayori

Species Authority:

(Thomas, 1915)

Common Name/s:

English

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Highland Rat, Mayor's Mouse, Mayor’s Mouse

Synonym/s:

Coelomys bicolor Thomas, 1915

Coelomys mayori Thomas, 1915

Mus mayori (Taylor, 1915) subspecies mayori

Mus mayori Ellerman, 1947 subspecies pococki

Taxonomic Notes:

This species belongs to subgenus Coelomys Thomas, 1915. Ellerman (1961) listed two subspecies, namely Mus mayori mayori (Thomas, 1915) and Mus mayori pococki Ellerman, 1947.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	de A. Goonatilake, W.I.L.D.P.T.S., Nameer, P.O. & Molur, S.
Reviewer/s:	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because its area of occupancy is less than 2,000 km², its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This is endemic to Sri Lanka where it is known from several locations in Central Province, North Western Province, Southern Province, Western and Uva Province (Phillips 1935; Molur et al. 2005; W.L.D.P.T.S. de A. Goonatilake in litt. 2005). It occupies an altitutdinal range of 165 to 2,310 m asl and is widely distributed (Molur et al. 2005).
Countries:	Native: Sri Lanka
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no information available on the population abundance of this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a nocturnal and fossorial species. It occurs in tropical and sub tropical montane, low-land evergreen forest; primary and secondary forest. It has been found to occupy wet undergrowth in low country, wet and mountain wet zones, rainforests, wet patana grasslands (Molur et al. 2005).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is threatened in parts of its range by deforestation due to expansion of farmland, human encroachment, and predation by domestic animals (eg. cats) (Molur et al. 2005).

Major Threat(s):

This species is threatened in parts of its range by deforestation due to expansion of farmland, human encroachment, and predation by domestic animals (eg. cats) (Molur et al. 2005).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species is not protected by any legislation. However, it has been recorded from Horton Plains National Park in Central Province. General taxonomic research, field surveys, and monitoring of populations are recommended for this species (Molur et al. 2005).

Conservation Actions:

The species is not protected by any legislation. However, it has been recorded from Horton Plains National Park in Central Province. General taxonomic research, field surveys, and monitoring of populations are recommended for this species (Molur et al. 2005).

Citation:	de A. Goonatilake, W.I.L.D.P.T.S., Nameer, P.O. & Molur, S. 2008. Mus mayori. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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