Parotomys brantsii

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:

Parotomys brantsii

Species Authority:

(A. Smith, 1834)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Brants's Whistling Rat, Brants' Whistling Rat

Taxonomic Notes:

DNA sequencing data suggests that Paratomys should be synonymized with Otomys (S. Maree pers. comm.).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Coetzee, N.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern because of its wide distribution including several protected areas, no known threats, and because its population is not believed to be in decline at present.

History:

2004

–

Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in western South Africa, north to south-eastern Namibia and south-western Botswana. It occurs from sea level up to 1,000 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Botswana; Namibia; South Africa
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Population [top]

Population:	It can be very common.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a diurnal species that is restricted to consolidated sands in semi-desert. They can also occur in pastureland.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species. It is sometimes considered to be a pest in agricultural areas.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species. It is sometimes considered to be a pest in agricultural areas.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The range of the species several includes protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

The range of the species several includes protected areas.

Citation:	Coetzee, N. 2008. Parotomys brantsii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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