Kondana soft-furred rat
Kondana Soft-Furred Rat | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Millardia |
Species: | M. kondana |
Binomial name | |
Millardia kondana Mishra & Dhanda, 1975 | |
Synonyms | |
Kondana Rat, Large Metad |
The Kondana Soft-furred Rat (Millardia kondana) is a critically endangered species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Singharh plateau of Maharashtra, India.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and urban areas. Major threats are habitat loss, overgrazing of vegetation,and disturbance from tourism.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pradhan, M.S., Molur, S. & Nameer, P.O. (2008). "Millardia Kondana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Millardia kondana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.