Daily Pic of All 208 Mammals of Nepal: Day 2. Alticola roylei “Royle’s Mountain Vole” Near Threatened Status

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2. Credit to Shantanu Prasad for the pic of this rarely photographed animal, so much so that this pic was the only one I found online. This pic is from Ladakh, India but you get the point. In Nepal, it is found in just two places: Annapurna Conservation Area and Langtang National Park.

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3. ***Alticola roylei*** (Gray, 1842)

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   **Common Names**

   Royle’s Mountain Vole (English); Pahadi Ghansemuso (Nepali)

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   **Synonyms**

   *Arvicola roylei* (Gray 1842); *Alticola roylei cautus* (Hinton 1926)

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   **Species Description**

   Rufous-brown animal, pale yellow on the sides, pale brown below, brown tail, ears projecting above the fur.

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   **Species Ecology**

   The Royle’s Mountain Vole occurs at elevations above 3,000 m in grasslands, open uplands and rocky ground covered in coarse grass.

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   **Conservation Status**

   Global: Near Threatened

   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 as its extent of occurrence is estimated to be less than 20,000 km² and is restricted to two fragmented locations.

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   **Legal Status**

   National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029 (1973). This species occurs within protected areas.

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   **National Distribution**

   This species occurs within Annapurna Conservation Area and Langtang National Park.

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   **Distribution outside Nepal**

   India.

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   **Source** – The Status of Nepal’s Mammals: The National Red List Series (2020)

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4. Meow meow biralo yeta Tira aau

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