Monodelphis handleyi

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	DIDELPHIMORPHIA	DIDELPHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Monodelphis handleyi

Species Authority:

Solari, 2007

Common Name/s:

English

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Handley's Short-tailed Opossum

Taxonomic Notes:

The species was recently described based on cytochrome-b and morphological comparisons with other sympatric and or cogeneric species (e.g., Monondelphis peruviana, M. adusta, M. emiliae) (Solari 2007).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published:	2011
Assessor/s:	Flores, D. & Solari, S.
Reviewer/s:	Martin, G.M. & Chiozza, F.
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Near Threatened since although its extent of occurrence is less than 20,000 km² and its habitat might be declining, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable under criterion B1ab(iii), it is known only by few specimens and further research is needed to better understand the population status and the impact of habitat conversion.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to Peru. It is known only from the type locality on the east bank of Rio Ucayali, Requena Province, Department of Loreto (Solari 2007). The type locality of M. handleyi lies between the Ucayali and Yavari rivers.
Countries:	Native: Peru
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Population [top]

Population:	Probably occurs at low densities, although not rare (Solari 2007).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Specimens of M. handleyi were trapped in terrestrial habitats within both swampy and well-drained forests bordering primary and secondary forests, usually with some degree of selective logging and exploitation (Solari 2007).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is probably threatened by selective logging and exploitation in its extremely reduced range.

Major Threat(s):

This species is probably threatened by selective logging and exploitation in its extremely reduced range.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species occurs in one protected area (Solari 2007).

Conservation Actions:

This species occurs in one protected area (Solari 2007).

Citation:	Flores, D. & Solari, S. 2011. Monodelphis handleyi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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