Echymipera davidi

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	PERAMELEMORPHIA	PERAMELIDAE

Scientific Name:

Echymipera davidi

Species Authority

Flannery, 1990

Common Name/s:

English	–	David's Echymipera
French	–	Péramèle Épineux De David

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K. & Seri, L.

Evaluator/s:

Lamoreux, J. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Endangered from the little information available. This species has a very small extent of occurrence (<300 km²) and area of occupancy; it is essentially a single location and there is almost certainly a continuing decline in the extent and quality of habitat due to the high human population and extensive agricultural activities.

History:

1996

–

Data Deficient (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the island of Kiriwina, in the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea (Flannery 1995). It may be present on other islands in the group, although further field studies are needed to confirm this. Kiriwina is a small island and the extent of occurrence of the species is at most 280 km². The island of Kiriwina has a high human population and is very low lying (maximum elevation 100 m asl).
Countries:	Native: Papua New Guinea
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	David's Echymipera is supposedly common, despite high human population in its range (Flannery 1995).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It has been recorded from areas of degraded forest and regrowth habitats (Flannery 1995).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to David's Echymipera are poorly known, but the island has a high human population and much of the area is cultivated.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to David's Echymipera are poorly known, but the island has a high human population and much of the area is cultivated.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known if David's Echymipera is present in any protected areas. Further studies into the taxonomy, range, natural history, and threats to this species are needed.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known if David's Echymipera is present in any protected areas. Further studies into the taxonomy, range, natural history, and threats to this species are needed.

Citation:	Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K. & Seri, L. 2008. Echymipera davidi. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 November 2008.
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