Dasymys rufulus

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 rufulus

Species Authority:

Miller, 1900

Common Name/s:

English

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West African Shaggy Rat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Boitani, L.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2004	–	Least Concern
2000	–	Data Deficient
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This West African species ranges from Senegal (where it occur in coastal areas) eastwards south of the Sahel belt, through most of West Africa, to western Nigeria and possibly from Cameroon.
Countries:	Native: Benin; Côte d'Ivoire; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Mali; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo
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Population [top]

Population:	This is a rare species that is rarely caught.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits swampy and wetland areas.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known, but human impacts on its habitat (habitat degradation and water pollution) may be locally significant.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known, but human impacts on its habitat (habitat degradation and water pollution) may be locally significant.

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 taxonomy, distribution, abundance, threats and ecology of this species. Habitat maintainance and restoration may be needed.

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 taxonomy, distribution, abundance, threats and ecology of this species. Habitat maintainance and restoration may be needed.

Citation:	Boitani, L. 2008. Dasymys rufulus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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