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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is known from northern Myanmar and western and northwestern Yunnan, China (Smith et al. 2008). Jiang et al. (2003) located the species at high elevations in both north east Myanmar and adjacent China, where it is thought to be endemic. In Myanmar, the species can be found as high as 2,400 m, and in China it has been found between 1,600 and 3,000 m asl.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
China (Yunnan); Myanmar
Lower elevation limit (metres): 1600
Upper elevation limit (metres): 3000
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Population [top]
Population: This species is apparently not uncommon in suitable habitats, judging from large collections of specimens in museums.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: The species occurs in temperate forests at high elevations, including openings and edges. It forages in cool, damp ground cover (Smith et al. 2008). It is not known whether or not it can adapt to anthropogenic habitats.
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no known major threats to this species at present. If it is dependent on forest, then it might be impacted by forest loss in some parts of its range.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: It presumably occurs in several protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history, threats and conservation needs of this species.
Citation: Lunde, D. & Ruedas, L. 2008. Blarinella wardi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T2825A9486521. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T2825A9486521.en. Downloaded on 01 February 2016.
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