Mus oubanguii

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 oubanguii

Species Authority:

F. Petter & Genest, 1970

Common Name/s:

English

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Oubangui Mouse

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Granjon, L. & van der Straeten, E.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient since it has only known from the type series of animals collected at three different localities. There is very little information about this species due to limited accessibility and recent political instability in the region.

History:

2004	–	Data Deficient
1996	–	Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1996	–	Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has only been recorded north of the Oubangui River in the Central African Republic. It is known only from the type series of animals that were collected at three localities. This is a lowland species.
Countries:	Native: Central African Republic
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Population [top]

Population:	Although the abundance of this species is not known, it may be locally common.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species has been recorded in savanna habitat within tropical moist forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no protected areas within the range of this species.

Conservation Actions:

There are no protected areas within the range of this species.

Citation:	Granjon, L. & van der Straeten, E. 2008. Mus oubanguii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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