Dasymys nudipes

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:

Dasymys nudipes

Species Authority:

(Peters, 1870)

Common Name/s:

English

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Angolan Marsh Rat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Taylor, P.J. & Boitani, L.

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	–	Near Threatened
2000	–	Data Deficient
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species appear to be distributed in two separate areas, in south central Angola and in southwestern Zambia, northern Botswana and Namibia.
Countries:	Native: Angola (Angola); Botswana; Namibia; Zambia
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Population [top]

Population:	The abundance, and population size and trends, for this species are not known.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in moist grasslands and wetlands.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no conservation measures in place; it is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the natural history and threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

There are no conservation measures in place; it is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the natural history and threats to this species.

Citation:	Taylor, P.J. & Boitani, L. 2008. Dasymys nudipes. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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