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