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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is widely distributed in China (but not on islands off the coast), extending to northern Myanmar, northwest Thailand (summit Doi Inthanon, Chiengmai Province), and extreme northwest Viet Nam (summit Mount Fan Si Pan west of the Red River); it may also occur on summits of mountains in northern Lao PDR, although there is as yet no confirmed record (Musser and Carleton 2005). It has an elevational range of between 150-4,000 m asl (Corbet and Hill 1992).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
China (Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tianjin, Tibet [or Xizang], Yunnan, Zhejiang); Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: >2,000
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 150
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 4000
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Population [top]
Population: Large museum collections suggest that this species is common in the highlands of northern Myanmar and China (Musser 1981). In a survey by Wu et al. (1996) in Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve, southern China this species was by far the most abundant in both primary and secondary forest. It is known from only a handful of specimens in Thailand and Viet Nam.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It occurs in montane mossy forest in Thailand, and is present in a wide range of habitats from forest to cultivated land in China (Corbet and Hill 1992). In China, the species is found in both primary and secondary forest, though it is about twice as common in primary forest (Wu et al. 1996).
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no major threats to this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: It is present in Doi Inthanon National Park in Thailand. In China, it is present in Xishuangbanna (Wu et al. 2006) and Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserves (Liu et al. 2005) and many other protected areas see CSIS (2008) for a complete list. Taxonomic revision of the subspecies is needed. In China, this species has been regionally Red Listed as Least Concern (Wang and Xie 2004).
Citation: Lunde, D. & Smith, A.T. 2008. Niviventer confucianus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T14814A4461720. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T14814A4461720.en. Downloaded on 02 September 2016.
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