Acomys cilicicus

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:

Acomys cilicicus

Species Authority:

Spitzenberger, 1978

Common Name/s:

English

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Asia Minor Spiny Mouse

Taxonomic Notes:

A poorly defined species. Likely to be part of Acomys cahirinus but currently recognized as valid (see Barome et al. 2001, and Musser and Carleton 2005 for discussion).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Kryštufek, B. & Yigit, N.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Data Deficient because of taxonomic issues. This taxon is likely to be conspecific with the widespread and common species Acomys cahirinus but more research is needed to confirm this.

History:

1996

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Critically Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Acomys cilicicus is only known from its type locality on the southern coast of Turkey (GMA Turkey 2006).
Countries:	Native: Turkey
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Population [top]

Population:	Population size and trends have not been quantified.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Unknown.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There is high tourism development in the only known locality for this species.

Major Threat(s):

There is high tourism development in the only known locality for this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species is not known from any protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

The species is not known from any protected areas.

Citation:	Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Kryštufek, B. & Yigit, N. 2008. Acomys cilicicus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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