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Taxon ID: 14,909 Total records: 39,143

Crocidura malayana

Country

Country	Singapore
Continent Ocean	Asia

Classification

Kingdom	Animalia (COL)
Phylum	Chordata (COL)
Class	Mammalia (COL)
Order	Soricomorpha (COL)
Family	Soricidae (COL)

Taxonomy

Genus	Crocidura	Reference
SubGenus		Vernacular Name
Species	malayana	IUCN Threat Status-Year	Least Concern, 2008
SubSpecies		Nat'l Threat Status-Year	Not Evaluated, 2000
Infraspecies		Reason for Change
Infraspecies Rank		CITES
Taxonomic Group	Mammals	Native Status	Native
Scientific Name Author	Robinson & Kloss, 1911	Country Distribution	Singapore
Citation		Description	Distribution Range Description learn more about this article The species is endemic to Peninsular Thailand and Malaysia south of the Isthmus of Kra, including a number of offshore islands (Hutterer 2005). It is also present in Singapore. Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Source: IUCN TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article ECOLOGY Habitat Habitat and Ecology learn more about this article Habitat and Ecology It is a poorly known species, occurring in lowland and montane forest. There is no information on whether or not it can adapt to anthropogenic habitats outside forest. Systems Terrestrial Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Source: IUCN TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article CONSERVATION Conservation Status IUCN Red List Assessment learn more about this article Red List Category LC Least Concern Red List Criteria Version 3.1 Year Assessed 2008 Assessor/s Lunde, D. Reviewer/s Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Stuart, S.N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) Contributor/s Justification Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively 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 Endangered (EN) Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Source: IUCN TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article Trends Population learn more about this article Population The abundance and population size of this species are not known. Population Trend Unknown Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Source: IUCN TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article Threats learn more about this article Major Threats This species is probably threatened, at least locally, by habitat loss, and human induced habitat degradation. In particular there is a rapid expansion of plantations, including oil palm, taking place within its range. Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Source: IUCN TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article Management Conservation Actions learn more about this article Conservation Actions Given its wide range, this species is likely to be present in a number of protected areas. Further studies are needed on the distribution, abundance, natural history and threats to this species. Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Source: IUCN TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article
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Record Level

Date Last Modified	2017-04-03 14:50:00
Institution Code	ACBBISS-SG
Collection Code	14909
Catalog Number	ACBBISS-SG-14909
Record URL	http://eol.org/pages/1178820/overview; http://www.iucnredlist.org; http://www.catalogueoflife.org

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Additional Info

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Species Record Updated By: Carlos Aurelio Callangan