The Status of Nepal's Mammals: The National Red List Series - IUCN

Species Description
Grey body above, underparts light grey with whitish
hands and feet. The tail is short, and is around one
third the length of head and body, foot is usually
longer than the ear.
Species Ecology
The Ladakh Hamster occurs in coniferous and birch
forests, desert steppe, shrub land and swampy
highland meadows feeding on grains and insects.
The species produces five to ten young per litter.
Conservation Status
Global: Least Concern
National: Data Deficient
Rationale for assessment: There is insufficient
information available to make an accurate
assessment of the extinction risk of this species in
Nepal. Further information may qualify this species
for a threatened category in view of an extent of
occurrence likely to be less than 20,000 km².
124) Crocidura horsfieldii (Tomes, 1856)
Common Names
Horsefield’s Shrew (English); Dhwaanse
Chhuchundro (Nepali)
Legal Status
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029
(1973). This species occurs within a protected area.
National distribution
This species occurs in the Trans-Himalayan area,
Shey-Phoksundo National Park at elevations of
approximately 4,000 m.
Distribution outside Nepal
China, India.
References
Molur et al. 2005, Baral and Shah 2008, Smith and Xie 2008.
Species Description
A deep, neutral grey body above with the bottom
portion of the hairs brown. Underparts are dark
grey. The tail is paler above than beneath, with short
scattered silver hairs.
Species Ecology
The Horsefield’s Shrew occurs in tropical dry
deciduous forests, subtropical montane forests and
intermediate montane forests with fairly dense
cover.
Conservation Status
Global: Data Deficient
National: Data Deficient
Rationale for assessment: There is insufficient
information available to make an accurate
assessment of the extinction risk of this species in
Nepal.
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