Thamnomys schoutedeni

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:

Thamnomys schoutedeni

Species Authority:

Hatt, 1934

Common Name/s:

English

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Schouteden's Thicket Rat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Dieterlen. F.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of sufficient information on its extent of occurrence, natural history, threats and conservation status.

History:

2004

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Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has only been recorded from The Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it has been found at Medje (800 m asl in the Ituri Forest) and at Irangi (at 800 to 1,450 m asl).
Countries:	Native: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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Population [top]

Population:	It is extremely rare, and is known only from a few specimens. Very little is known about this species but it is assumed that its biology is similar to that of other species in the genus.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species has been recorded from primary rainforest, secondary forest and submontane forest (at Irangi).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known, however, primary forests within the range of the species are under threat from logging operations and the conversion of land to agricultural and other uses.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known, however, primary forests within the range of the species are under threat from logging operations and the conversion of land to agricultural and other uses.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known if the species is present within any protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history and threats to this little known species. There is a need to conserve areas of suitable primary forest within the range of the species.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known if the species is present within any protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history and threats to this little known species. There is a need to conserve areas of suitable primary forest within the range of the species.

Citation:	Dieterlen. F. 2008. Thamnomys schoutedeni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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