Nephelomys auriventer

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name:

Nephelomys auriventer

Species Authority:

(Thomas, 1890)

Common Name/s:

English

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Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Synonym/s:

Oryzomys auriventer Thomas, 1890

Taxonomic Notes:

Oryzomys is a generic synonym (Weksler et al. 2006).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Weksler, M., Tirira, D. & Boada, C.
Reviewer/s:	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its presumed wide distribution and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The species known distribution is disjunct. It occurs in eastern Ecuador and northern Peru (Musser and Carleton, 2005) It is known from 1,000 to 2,900 m (Tirira in prep.).
Countries:	Native: Ecuador; Peru
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Population [top]

Population:	In Ecuador this species is uncommon (Tirira in prep.). In Peru it is known from one locality (Percequillo, in prep.).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs in mosaic of paramo or temperate plants, subtropical vegetation, second growth and primary forest (Rageot and Albuja 1994).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There does not appear to be any major threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There does not appear to be any major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in Llanganates National Park, Ecuador, possibly two others (D. Tirira pers. comm.). Geography range study is required for Peru.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in Llanganates National Park, Ecuador, possibly two others (D. Tirira pers. comm.). Geography range study is required for Peru.

Bibliography [top]

	Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D. E. Wilson and D. A. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA.

Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D. E. Wilson and D. A. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA.

Citation:	Weksler, M., Tirira, D. & Boada, C. 2008. Nephelomys auriventer. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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