Echymipera rufescens

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 rufescens

Species Authority

(Peters & Doria, 1875)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Long-nosed Echymipera
French	–	Péramèle Roux

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K., Seri, L., Allison, A., Winter, J., Aplin, K., Dickman, C. & Salas, L.

Evaluator/s:

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

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern because, although it is adversely affected by hunting and forest disturbance in New Guinea, it is widespread, relatively abundant, and 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 widely distributed species ranges from the islands of Misool, Yapen, the Aru Islands, and Kai Islands (all Indonesia); across the island of New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea); to the D'Entrecasteaux Islands (Goodenough, Fergusson, and Normanby) of Papua New Guinea and the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, in the south. It ranges from sea level to 2,100 m, but almost always below 1,200 m asl. In Queensland occurs from sea level to 800 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Australia; Indonesia; Papua New Guinea
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	This species is uncommon over much of its range (Flannery 1995a,b), including Australia.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	On New Guinea, the Long-nosed Echymipera is found in primary lowland tropical moist forest and grassland adjacent to closed forest. The species is considered to be intolerant to habitat disturbance. In Australia, it is known from mesophyll vine forest, notophyll vine forest, gallery forest and coastal closed heath near to closed forest (Gordon 2008).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	In New Guinea, this species is threatened by overhunting for meat and by disturbance of forest habitats. There appear to be no immediate threats to the species in Australia (not hunted and unlikely to be as it is difficult to find), although its range here is restricted.

Major Threat(s):

In New Guinea, this species is threatened by overhunting for meat and by disturbance of forest habitats. There appear to be no immediate threats to the species in Australia (not hunted and unlikely to be as it is difficult to find), although its range here is restricted.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The Long-nosed Echymipera occurs in several protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history, and threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

The Long-nosed Echymipera occurs in several protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history, and threats to this species.

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