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Description |
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is present in southern, central and eastern China (eastern Xizang and Yunnan, extending east to Fujian and northeast to Hebei) (Smith and Xie 2008), north and east-central Myanmar (Kachin and Chin states, respectively), and north-eastern India (Musser and Carleton 2005). In Myanmar, recorded from 1,335-3,816 m asl in Kachin; in Chin state, it was recorded only from Mount Victoria at 2,200-2,800 m asl (Musser et al. 1996).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
China; India; Myanmar
Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: > 2000
Lower elevation limit (metres): 1335
Upper elevation limit (metres): 3816
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Population [top]
Population: Common through much of the range. Several large series were collected in Kachin state in Myanmar.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It inhabits forest heath habitat, and likely to occur in modified habitats. In South Asia, it is a nocturnal and fossorial species, occurs in tropical evergreen and montane rainforest, where it is seen at high altitude along the streams (Molur et al. 2005).
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no major threats to the species overall. In South Asia, jhum (shifting) agriculture is a threat to the species (Molur et al. 2005).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: It is not known whether this species occurs in any protected areas in Myanmar, but the Mount Victoria record may occur in Nat Ma Taung National Park. It is listed in the Schedule V (considered as vermin) of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. It is known from Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh, India (Molur et al. 2005).
Citation: Lunde, D. & Molur, S. 2008. Apodemus draco. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T1891A8681272. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T1891A8681272.en. Downloaded on 19 January 2016.
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