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

149) Rattus andamanensis (Blyth, 1860)
Common Names
Sikkim Rat (English); Sikkime Muso (Nepali)
Synonyms
Rattus remotus (Robinson & Kloss, 1914); Rattus
sikimensis (Hinton, 1919)
Species Description
Dorsal fur and tail light orange, underparts
white-grey. Head elongated with pink naked muzzle.
Ears pink with white border. Tail is thick and covered
by scanty hairs. Feet are thin and white-grey.
Species Ecology
The Sikkim Rat occurs in agricultural lands,
scrubland, and near human settlements.
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).
150) Sorex bedfordiae (Thomas, 1911)
Common Names
Lesser Stripe-backed Shrew (English); Sano Dharke
Chuchundro (Nepali)
Species Description
Slightly smaller than the Stripe-backed Shrew. Has a
dark stripe running behind the neck, down the back
and to the base of the tail.
References
Molur et al. 2005, Baral and Shah 2008.
References
Baral and Shah 2008, Smith and Xie 2008.
National Distribution
This species has a small distribution in the Ilam and
Terathum districts of Nepal.
Distribution outside Nepal
Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Lao
PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam.
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