Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal
Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal
Family : MURIDAE Subfamily : Murinae 13. Rattus burrus (Miller) 1902. Mus burrus Miller, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 24 : 768. (Trinket Island, Nicobar Islands, India). 2002. Rattus burrus : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 217. Common Name : Miller’s Nicobar Rat. Habitat : Evergreen rain forests. Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands : Trinket Island. Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) : Endangered; IUCN (Wilson and Reeder, 2005) : Vulnerable. 14. Rattus palmarum (Zelebor) 1869. Mus palmarum Zelebor, Reise Oesterr. Fregatte Novara. Zool., (Wirbelthiere), Saugeth., p.26.(Probably Great Nicobar, Nicobar Islands, India). 2002. Rattus palmarum : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 218. Common Name : Zelebor’s Nicobar Rat. Habitat : Sutropical or tropical dry forests and mangrove forests. Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands probably Great Nicobar. Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) : Critically Endangered; IUCN (Wilson and Reeder, 2005) Vulnerable. Population, biology and ecology are not known. 15. Rattus stoicus (Miller) 1902. Mus stoicus Miller, Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 24 : 759. (Henry Lawrence Island, Andaman Islands, India). 2002. Rattus stoicus : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 220. Common Name : Miller’s Long-footed Rat. Habitat : Evergreen rain forests. Distribution : India : Henry Lawrence and near by islands, Little Andaman and South Andaman. 38
Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) : Vulnerable; IUCN (Wilson and Reeder, 2005) : Vulnerable. Population biology and ecology not known. Remarks : The subspecies rogersi (Thomas) and taciturnus (Miller) listed as endmic by Tikader and Das (1985) is synonym of R. stoicus (Alfred et al., 2002). Order : Artiodactyla Family : SUIDAE 16. Sus scrofa andamanensis Blyth 1758. Sus scrofa Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. 10 th ed., 1 : 49. (Germany). 2002. Sus scrofa : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 150. Common Name : Andaman Wild Boar. Habitat : All types of Forests. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) : Lower Risk-Least Concern; IUCN (Wilson and Reeder, 2005) Lower Risk. 17. Sus scrofa nicobaricus Miller 2002. Sus scrofa : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 150. Common Name : Nicobar Wild Boar. Habitat : All types of Forests. Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands. Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) : Lower Risk-Least Concern; IUCN (Wilson and Reeder, 2005) Lower Risk. Order : Primates Family : CERCOPITHECIDAE 18. Macaca fascicularis umbrosus (Raffles) 1821. Simia fascicularis Raffles, Trans. Linn., Soc., London, 13 : 246. (Bengkulen, Indonesia). 2002. Macaca fascicularis : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 85. Common Name : Crab-eating Macaque, Nicobar monkey. Habitat : Evergreen rain forests. 39
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Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) : Vulnerable; IUCN (Wilson <strong>and</strong> Reeder, 2005) :<br />
Vulnerable. Population biology <strong>and</strong> ecology not known.<br />
Remarks : The subspecies rogersi (Thomas) <strong>and</strong> taciturnus (Miller) listed as endmic by<br />
Tikader <strong>and</strong> Das (1985) is synonym <strong>of</strong> R. stoicus (Alfred et al., 2002).<br />
Order : Artiodactyla<br />
Family : SUIDAE<br />
16. Sus scr<strong>of</strong>a <strong>and</strong>amanensis Blyth<br />
1758. Sus scr<strong>of</strong>a Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. 10 th ed., 1 : 49. (Germany).<br />
2002. Sus scr<strong>of</strong>a : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 150.<br />
Common Name : <strong>Andaman</strong> Wild Boar.<br />
Habitat : All types <strong>of</strong> Forests.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) : Lower Risk-Least Concern; IUCN (Wilson <strong>and</strong> Reeder,<br />
2005) Lower Risk.<br />
17. Sus scr<strong>of</strong>a nicobaricus Miller<br />
2002. Sus scr<strong>of</strong>a : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 150.<br />
Common Name : <strong>Nicobar</strong> Wild Boar.<br />
Habitat : All types <strong>of</strong> Forests.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) : Lower Risk-Least Concern; IUCN (Wilson <strong>and</strong> Reeder,<br />
2005) Lower Risk.<br />
Order : Primates<br />
Family : CERCOPITHECIDAE<br />
18. Macaca fascicularis umbrosus (Raffles)<br />
1821. Simia fascicularis Raffles, Trans. Linn., Soc., London, 13 : 246. (Bengkulen, Indonesia).<br />
2002. Macaca fascicularis : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 85.<br />
Common Name : Crab-eating Macaque, <strong>Nicobar</strong> monkey.<br />
Habitat : Evergreen rain forests.<br />
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