Nephelomys keaysi

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	CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name:

Nephelomys keaysi

Species Authority:

(J.A. Allen, 1900)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Keays's Rice Rat

Synonym/s:

Oryzomys keaysi J.A. Allen, 1900

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:	Zeballos, H., Vargas, J. & Weksler, M.
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 wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in the eastern Andes from southeastern Peru to central Bolivia. It occurs between 1,000 to 2,600 m, with most of the records from 1,200 to 1,500 m (Percequillo, in prep.).
Countries:	Native: Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Peru
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a terrestrial species found in primary and secondary Yungas humid forest. It is not present in cultivated areas.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The habitat of this species is being lost through deforestation and conversion of land to agricultural use and is becoming fragmented, which could effect some populations - however, there are no major threats to the species.

Major Threat(s):

The habitat of this species is being lost through deforestation and conversion of land to agricultural use and is becoming fragmented, which could effect some populations - however, there are no major threats to the species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is present in one protected area in Peru and at least four in Bolivia. There is a general need to protect the habitat of this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is present in one protected area in Peru and at least four in Bolivia. There is a general need to protect the habitat of this species.

Citation:	Zeballos, H., Vargas, J. & Weksler, M. 2008. Nephelomys keaysi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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