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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This widespread species is present in northeastern India, south China (including Hainan island), Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, eastern Cambodia, Viet Nam, Peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia (Java, southern Sumatra, the Mentawai Islands and other islands) (Musser and Carleton 2005). It occurs between sea level to 1,600 m (Molur et al. 2005).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Cambodia; China; India; Indonesia; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam
Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: >2,000
Upper elevation limit (metres): 1600
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Population [top]
Population: It can be locally abundant, although it is patchily distributed.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Arboreal, found in primary and secondary forest; it does not appear to be restricted to a particular forest type and specimens have been obtained from tropical moist deciduous forest and evergreen and semi-evergreen rain forests on lowlands, coastal plains, and hills, and from the montane evergreen rain forests on mountains and plateaus (Musser 1979). It can be found in very degraded habitat with some forest. In South Asia, it is found in tropical and subtropical dry deciduous forest where it is seen among primary and secondary forests with abundance of bamboo and also in coastal habitats and hills. Bamboo species with moderate girths are favoured nesting sites between 1 to 3 m high from the ground (Molur et al. 2005).
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Overall, there appear to be no major threats to this species other than heavy deforestation. The major threats of the species in South Asia include, habitat loss due to jhum (shifting) cultivation, small-scale logging, forest fires, clearing of bamboo patches, expansion of human settlements and dam constructions. It is also in local trade where it is harvested for consumption (Molur et al. 2005).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: It is present in many protected areas (eg. Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh, India). In India it is listed in the Schedule V (considered as vermin) of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Citation: Lunde, D., Aplin, K. & Molur, S. 2008. Chiropodomys gliroides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T4680A11081690. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T4680A11081690.en. Downloaded on 30 March 2016.
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