Necromys amoenus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name:

Necromys amoenus

Species Authority:

(Thomas, 1900)

Common Name/s:

English

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Pleasant Bolo Mouse

Synonym/s:

Bolomys amoenus

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Dunnum, J., Vargas, J., Bernal, N., Zeballos, H., Vivar, E., Patterson, B., Jayat, J. & Pardinas, U.

Evaluator/s:

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

Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its tolerance of habitat modification, 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:

1996

–

Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in the altiplano grasslands of southeast Peru and west Bolivia, as far south as Tarija Department in Bolivia (Anderson, 1993; Musser and Carleton, 2005), and Salta Province in Argentina. It has an elevational range of 3,200 to 4,300 m.
Countries:	Native: Bolivia; Peru
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It is a generally rare species, though can be locally common. It is known in Argentina only form one locality, there is no information available on the population and/or abundance of this species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found in open puna grasslands and Polylepis woodlands. It has been recorded from cultivated areas in Bolivia.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Overgrazing probably affecting the survival of the species in some areas, however, there does not appear to be any major threats to this species overall.

Major Threat(s):

Overgrazing probably affecting the survival of the species in some areas, however, there does not appear to be any major threats to this species overall.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is present in three protected areas in Peru; it has not been recorded from protected areas in Bolivia. Further research is needed into the distribution of this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is present in three protected areas in Peru; it has not been recorded from protected areas in Bolivia. Further research is needed into the distribution of this species.

Citation:	Dunnum, J., Vargas, J., Bernal, N., Zeballos, H., Vivar, E., Patterson, B., Jayat, J. & Pardinas, U. 2008. Necromys amoenus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 December 2008.
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