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Taxon ID: 6,605 Total records: 39,143

Bandicota indica

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (COL)
Phylum Chordata (COL)
Class Mammalia (COL)
Order Rodentia (COL)
Family Muridae (COL)

Taxonomy

Genus Bandicota Reference
SubGenus Vernacular Name
Species indica IUCN Threat Status-Year Least Concern, 2016
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 Bechstein, 1800 Country Distribution Cambodia
Citation Aplin, K. 2016. Maxomys surifer. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T12905A22455389. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T12905A22455389.en. Downloaded on 11 September 2019. Description RANGE DESCRIPTION This species is widespread throughout Southeast Asia including, southern Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, southern and southwestern Cambodia, throughout Viet Nam (including Thom and Phu Qoc Islands off the south coast), extreme southern Yunnan, China, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and many smaller islands (Musser and Carleton 2005). It is a lowland species that ranges from around sea level to 1,680 m asl (Mount Kinabalu) (Nor 2001). DESCRIPTION The abundance of this species ranges from locally common to quite rare depending on the population surveyed (Aplin et al. 2006). Nor (2001) recorded 17 specimens between 700 and 1,200 m asl on Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia. Wells et al. (2004) recorded nine specimens in Kinabalu National Park. THREATS There are no major threats to this widespread species. CONSERVATION ACTIONS This species is present in many protected areas. Further studies are needed into the taxonomy of this species. In China, this species has been regionally Red Listed as Least Concern (Wang and Xie 2004).
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Synonyms


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Bandicota jabouillei Thomas, 1927  ¦   Bandicota mordax Thomas, 1916  ¦   Bandicota siamensis Kloss, 1919  ¦   Mus bandicota Bechstein, 1800  ¦   Mus elliotanus Anderson, 1878  ¦   Mus giganteus Hardwicke, 1804  ¦   Mus macropus Hodgson, 1845  ¦   Mus malabarica Shaw, 1801  ¦   Mus nemorivagus Hodgson, 1836  ¦   Mus perchal Shaw, 1801  ¦   Mus setifer Horsfield, 1824  ¦   Nesokia nemorivaga taiwanus Tokuda, 1941  ¦   Rattus eloquens Kishida, 1926  ¦  
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Species Record Updated By: Carlos Aurelio Callangan