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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species naturally occurs from northern and southeastern Pakistan throughout much of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and is present in much of Myanmar. It has been introduced to Aceh in northern Sumatra and Java (both Indonesia), and there are populations on Penang Island (Malaysia) and Phuket Island (Thailand), also close to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia (Harrison and Bates 1991), and may be possibly present in Kenya (not mapped here). It occurs from sea level to well over 3,500 m (Musser and Carleton 2005).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
India; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Thailand
Introduced:
Indonesia; Saudi Arabia
Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: > 2000
Upper elevation limit (metres): 3500
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Population [top]
Population: A common and increasing species.
Current Population Trend: Increasing
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species is mainly found in agricultural landscapes, such as rice paddies, and can occur in urban areas. Its broad range of natural habitat include swampy open areas, subtropical and tropical dry deciduous forests and mangroves.
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no threats to this species which is often considered to be a pest.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: It is presumably present in numerous protected areas; it has been reported from more than 25 protected areas in India (Molur et al. 2005). It is listed in the Schedule V (considered as vermin) of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Citation: Aplin, K., Lunde, D., Frost, A. & Molur, S. 2008. Bandicota bengalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T2540A9451529. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T2540A9451529.en. Downloaded on 27 January 2016.
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