Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
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Appendix 1 The Mammals <strong>of</strong> <strong>Afghanistan</strong>: A Checklist<br />
Mammals <strong>of</strong> <strong>Afghanistan</strong><br />
Taxonomy, nomenclature <strong>and</strong> order <strong>of</strong> families from<br />
Duff, A. <strong>and</strong> A. Lawson 2004. Mammals <strong>of</strong> the World- A Checklist. A&C Black, London<br />
Scientific Name Common Name Habibi’s<br />
Threat<br />
Assessment<br />
Lepordiae Rabbits <strong>and</strong> Hares<br />
IUCN<br />
Red<br />
List<br />
CITES Authority Notes<br />
Lepus capensis Cape Hare Common Habibi (2003)<br />
Lepus nigricollis Indian Hare Unknown Habibi (2003)<br />
Ochotona macrotis Large-eared Pika Common Habibi (2003)<br />
Ochotona rufescens Afghan Pika Common Habibi (2003)<br />
Sciuridae Squirrels<br />
Hylopetes fimbriatus Small Kashmir<br />
Flying Squirrel<br />
Threatened Habibi (2003)<br />
Hylopetes baberi Afghan Flying Squirrel Dunn <strong>and</strong> Lawson<br />
(2004)<br />
Marmota caudata Long-tailed<br />
Marmot<br />
Petaurista petaurista Giant Flying<br />
Squirrel<br />
Common Habibi (2003)<br />
Threatened Habibi (2003)<br />
Spermophilus fulvus Ground Squirrel Common Habibi (2003)<br />
Spermophilus<br />
leptodactylus<br />
Funambulus<br />
pennantii<br />
Long-clawed<br />
Ground Squirrel<br />
Dipodidae Jerboas<br />
Allactaga elater Small Five-toed<br />
Jerboa<br />
Unknown Habibi (2003)<br />
Roberts (1997)<br />
disputes the<br />
recognition<br />
<strong>of</strong> H. baberi<br />
as a separate<br />
species from H.<br />
fimbriatus.<br />
Northern Palm Squirrel Listed by IUCN (http://www.iucnredlist.<br />
org/search/details.php/8702/all)<br />
Common Habibi (2003)<br />
Allactaga euphratica Euphrates Jerboa Unknown Habibi (2003)<br />
Allactaga hotsoni Hotson’s Fivetoed<br />
Jerboa<br />
Jacalus blanfordi Greater Threetoed<br />
Jerboa<br />
Unknown Habibi (2003)<br />
Unknown Habibi (2003)<br />
Salpingotus thomasi Thomas’s Pygmy jerboa Listed for <strong>Afghanistan</strong><br />
by IUCN (http://www.<br />
iucnredlist.org/search/<br />
details.php/19868/<br />
summ)<br />
Uncertain in<br />
<strong>Afghanistan</strong>.<br />
Dunn <strong>and</strong><br />
Lawson state<br />
that type locality<br />
(<strong>Afghanistan</strong>) is<br />
”doubtful”.<br />
5 An Output <strong>of</strong> the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment
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