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Micoureus regina

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA DIDELPHIMORPHIA DIDELPHIDAE

Scientific Name: Micoureus regina
Species Authority: (Thomas, 1898)
Common Name/s:
English – Short-furred Woolly Mouse Opossum
French – Opossum-souris De Thomas

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s Weksler, M., Patterson, B. & Bonvicino, C.
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 because of its wide distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, tolerance to some degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.
History:
1996 – Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is found in the western Amazon Basin and eastern Andean slopes from Colombia, Ecuador, to southern Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil at least until the Rio Jurua. It is found up to 1,634 m in the Andean foothills (Emmons and Feer 1997; Gardner 2007; D. Tirira pers. comm.).
Countries:
Native:
Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: Little is known of populations of this species (Emmons and Feer, 1997).
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species is found in humid tropical forests forests along the eastern flanks of the Andes, and in secondary growth (Gardner, 2007).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No major threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: This species is found in several protected areas.
Citation: Weksler, M., Patterson, B. & Bonvicino, C. 2008. Micoureus regina. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 December 2008.
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