| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | MAMMALIA | RODENTIA | HYSTRICIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Trichys fasciculata | |||
| Species Authority: | (Shaw, 1801) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Assessed: | 2008 | |||
| Assessor/s | Aplin, K. & Lunde, D. | |||
| Evaluator/s: | Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) | |||
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Justification: Listed as Least Concern as the species is relatively widespread and abundant in the lowlands of Sumatra and Borneo, and there are no current major threats. |
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| Range Description: | This species is found on Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay peninsula (Van Weers 1976; Woods and Kilpatrick 2005). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia; Malaysia
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| Population: | This is a common and a prolific species. |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It inhabits in lowland forest, but also found in secondary and degraded habitat. It is semi-commensal with humans. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | This species is hunted, but it is unlikely to have a major impact on population numbers. |
| Conservation Actions: | It is presumably present in protected areas. |
| Citation: | Aplin, K. & Lunde, D. 2008. Trichys fasciculata. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 December 2008. |
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