Maxomys whiteheadi

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	MURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Maxomys whiteheadi

Species Authority:

(Thomas, 1894)

Common Name/s:

English

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Whitehead's Spiny Rat, Whitehead’s Sundaic Maxomys

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable A2c ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Aplin, K., Lunde, D. & Ruedas, L.
Reviewer/s:	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable as the species is believed to have undergone a decline of more than 30% over the last 10 years as inferred from rate of forest loss in the region, particularly in the lowlands of Sumatra and Borneo.

Range Description:	This species is found in peninsular Thailand (south of the Isthmus of Kra), the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and other islands off the northern coast of Borneo (Musser and Carleton 2005).
Countries:	Native: Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia; Malaysia; Thailand
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Population:	It is common in appropriate habitats.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a terrestrial species found in forest, as well as in rice paddies (but only where surrounded by forest) (Payne et al. 1985). It is mostly a lowland species on Borneo, but can be found as high as 2,100 m (Md Nor 2001; Musser and Carleton 2005).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	The major threat to this species is widespread habitat loss in the lowlands of Sumatra and Borneo.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat to this species is widespread habitat loss in the lowlands of Sumatra and Borneo.

Conservation Actions:	It is recorded from several protected areas, such as Mt. Kinabalu National Park.

Conservation Actions:

It is recorded from several protected areas, such as Mt. Kinabalu National Park.

Citation:	Aplin, K., Lunde, D. & Ruedas, L. 2008. Maxomys whiteheadi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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