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

cervicolor palnica (Thomas, 1924)
Species Description
Large mouse with large eyes and relatively small
ears, tail is shorter in length than the head and body.
The fur is spiny and brown-grey on the back, grey
tipped with buff on the belly.
Species Ecology
Cook’s Mouse occurs in forests and grasslands.
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. This species has a small distribution and
further information on distribution may qualify it
for a threatened category.
134) Mus phillipsi (Wroughton, 1912)
Common Names
Wroughton’s Small Spiny Mouse (English);
Khakirange Muso (Nepali)
Synonyms
Leggada siva (Thomas and Ryley 1912); Mus
cervicolor ssp. phillipsi (Wroughton, 1912); Leggada
surkha (Wroughton & Ryley 1913)
Species Description
Small mouse. Brown-black coarse hairs on back,
interspersed with individual silver-grey hairs with
long brown tips. Ventral side pure white. Under-fur
of short colourless hairs. White hands and feet. Tail
same colour as back with short bristly hairs.
Species Ecology
Wroughton’s Small Spiny Mouse occurs in
grasslands, forests, areas of sparse vegetation,
rocky areas, scrub, bush and dry forest patches.
References
Molur et al. 2005, Baral and Shah 2008.
Legal Status
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029
(1973).
National Distribution
This species has a small distribution in Ilam district
in south east Nepal.
Distribution outside Nepal
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Lao PDR,
Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam.
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.
Legal Status
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029
(1973).
National Distribution
The presence and distribution of this species in
Nepal is not well known and needs to be confirmed.
Distribution outside Nepal
India.
Main Threats
• Habitat loss.
References
Suwal and Verheugt 1995, Molur et al. 2005.
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