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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species is widely distributed all over the southern Asia region; Pakistan, Iran, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and throughout India.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India (Andaman Is., Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli, Daman, Darjiling, Delhi, Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Jharkand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mahé, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Nicobar Is., Orissa, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Iran, Islamic Republic of; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka
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Population [top]
Population: Population size and trends of this species is not well known. However, it is a common and abundant species found in high numbers in all kinds of freshwater bodies.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species is present in almost all types of lowland water bodies, mainly stagnant water and low saline water resources such as rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, marshes, ditches, paddy fields, etc. According to (Ramakrishna and Dey 2007) it can tolerate a maximum level of salinity of 0.2mg/l.
Systems: Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: Bellamya bengalensis is commonly used as food in Nepal, Bangladesh, and India (Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Orissa and West Bengal (Baby et al. 2010; Ramakrishna and Dey 2007)).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no major known threat to this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Research on species population and trend is required.
Citation: Budha, P.B., Dutta, J. & Daniel, B.A. 2010. Bellamya bengalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T166706A6265508. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166706A6265508.en. Downloaded on 29 January 2016.
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