Suncus hosei

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	EULIPOTYPHLA	SORICIDAE

Scientific Name:

Suncus hosei

Species Authority:

Thomas, 1893

Common Name/s:

English

–

Bornean Pgymy Shrew, Hose's Shrew

Taxonomic Notes:

This taxon is often included in S. etruscus (Medway 1977), but it represents a distinct forest species (Hutterer 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Lunde, D. & Ruedas, L.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

History:

1996	–	Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1996	–	Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is currently knoown only from few localities in northern Borneo: northern Sarawak and northeastern Sabah (Malaysia). Its range is probably more widespread than the current records range indicate. In particularly, it is likely to be found in Brunei, and perhaps northern Kalimantan (Indonesia).
Countries:	Native: Malaysia
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Population [top]

Population:	The abundance and population size of this species are not known.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	There is little information available on this species. It is a lowland forest species. It is not known whether or not it can adapt to anthropogenic habitats.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known. If it is dependent on forest, then threats are likely to include forest clearance for plantations (especially oil palm), logging and fires.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known. If it is dependent on forest, then threats are likely to include forest clearance for plantations (especially oil palm), logging and fires.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into its distribution, abundance, natural history and threats.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into its distribution, abundance, natural history and threats.

Citation:	Lunde, D. & Ruedas, L. 2008. Suncus hosei. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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