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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species is restricted to countries bordering the eastern Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, from India (West Bengal) to Bangladesh and Tanintharyi (Tenasserim) Province in southern peninsular Myanmar (Biswas and Calder 1954, Philcox 1970, Kress et al. 2003).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India (West Bengal); Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland))
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Population [top]
Population: The species is considered uncommon and threatened in Bangladesh (Ahmed et al. 2009). It appears likely that the centre of distribution of the species is in Tanintharyi Province in Myanmar, but no recent information is available on its population status from the Province.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: The species occurs in low-lying wet, marshy ground, including disturbed habitats.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Habitat destruction is considered to be a threat in Bangladesh (Ahmed et al. 2009), however the causes of the loss are not known.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Habitat protection is proposed for Bangladesh (Ahmed et al. 2009). Research is needed into the species current distribution, and the causes of habitat decline.
Citation: Allen, D.J. 2011. Limnophila diffusa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T199705A9120505. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199705A9120505.en. Downloaded on 02 August 2016.
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