Status and Red List of

Pakistan’s Mammals
based on the
Pakistan Mammal Conservation Assessment & Management Plan Workshop
18-22 August 2003

Authors,
Participants of the C.A.M.P. Workshop

Edited and Compiled by,

Kashif M. Sheikh PhD
and Sanjay Molur

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Citation: Sheikh, K. M. & Molur, S. 2004. (Eds.) Status and Red List of Pakistan’s
Mammals. Based on the Conservation Assessment and Management Plan.
312pp. IUCN Pakistan

Photo Credits: Z.B. Mirza, Kashif M. Sheikh, Arnab Roy, IUCN-MACP, WWF-Pakistan and
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 Status and Red List of Pakistan Mammals

CONTENTS
Contributors 05
Host, Organizers, Collaborators and Sponsors 06
List of Pakistan Mammals CAMP Participants 07
List of Contributors (with inputs on Biological Information Sheets only) 09
Participating Institutions
List of Abbreviations Used in the Text
List of Tables
Foreword
Acknowledgements 14

Background:
Situation Analysis 15
Red Data Books/ Red lists 15
Case of Pakistan/ Biodiversity of Pakistan/ Human Uses of Wildlife in Pakistan 16
Rationale for National Biological Assessments 17
Mammalian Biodiversity and Pakistan 19
Assessment, Information, Research and Coordination 19

Executive Summary: 21
Introduction 21
CAMP 21
The 2001 IUCN RED List Criteria (Version 3.1) 22
The Pakistan’s Mammals CAMP Workshop 22
Status of Pakistan’s Mammals 22

List of Pakistan’s Mammals for Assessment in the C.A.M.P. Workshop 23

The Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P) 28

What is a C.A.M.P? 28
History and Evolution of C.A.M.P. Workshops 29
Scope of C.A.M.P. Workshop 29
Criticism of C.A.M.P. Approach 29
Lack of Information 30
First Attempts for Species Survival 30
C.A.M.P Process 30
C.A.M.P. Workshop 30
Post Workshop Activities 31
C.A.M.P. Preparation 31
C.A.M.P. Implementation 31

Report: 32
Mammals of Pakistan 32
Information Status of Pakistan Mammals 29
Conservation Assessment and Management Plan Workshop for Pakistan Mammal's 34
Pakistan Mammals CAMP Summary 34
Utilization of IUCN Criteria and Categories 34
IUCN Regional Red List Criteria and Categories (3.1) 34
Interpretation and Data Sources 36

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 Synopsis – Information Compiled for Species and Data Interpretation 36
Consistency in Deriving Data from Available Sources 39
Important Points to Consider for using National Red List Assessments 39

Results: 40
Pakistan’s Mammals National Red List Assessments 40
Pakistan National Red List Assessments-Table 41
Summary of Assessments 50
Description of Assessments 51
Comparative Analysis National Assessments with Global Assessments (Selected Sp.) 53
Endemic Species 55
Data Source and Quality 56
Data Deficient Species 56
Threatened Mammals of Pakistan 57
Category-wise Details of Selected Threatened Species
Critically Endangered 57
Endangered 61
Vulnerable 65
Threatened Mammals in Protected Areas of Pakistan 72
Major Threats to Pakistan Mammals 74
Conservation/ Management Recommendations 76
Special Issues Working Groups – Reports 77
Personal Commitments to Conservation 80

Bibliography: 82
Web Resources 89

Distribution Maps 90-138

Appendices: 139
Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional Levels 140
(Version 3.0, June 2003)
Species of Concern 156
Taxonomic Data Sheets (195 Species including few sub-species) 157-309
Pictures of the Pakistan Mammals CAMP 310-311

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 Contributors from IUCN Pakistan, Zoo Outreach Organization/ CBSG South Asia

Official Facilitators Official Recorders Workshop Assistants

Ms. Sally Walker Ms. Madeha Shoaib Ms. Nida Rashid

Founder/ Hon. Dir., Z.O.O. Ms. Nida Rashid Mr. M. Khalid Rafiq
Convenor, CBSG, South Asia Ms. Mahjabeen Niazi
Mr. Sadiq Ibrahim
Mr. Sanjay Molur Ms. Tooba Noor
Deputy Director, Z.O.O. Mr. M. Khalid Rafiq
Red List Advisor, CBSG South Asia

Kashif M. Sheikh PhD

Head, Biodiversity Programme
IUCN-P, Islamabad Office

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 Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (CAMP)
Workshop for Pakistan Mammals

Workshop hosted and conducted by:

IUCN-P Biodiversity Programme, Islamabad.

CAMP Workshop facilitated by:

Z.O.O. / CBSG, South Asia and IUCN-Pakistan

Collaborators:

IUCN-Pakistan’s Biodiversity Programme

Regional Biodiversity Programme, IUCN-Asia
Zoological Survey Department, Federal Ministry of Environment, Pakistan.
IUCN SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, South Asia
Zoo Outreach Organization, India

Sponsors:

Regional Biodiversity Programme, IUCN-Asia

Islamabad, Balochistan, Sarhad Programme offices of IUCN-Pakistan and PEP

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 Table 1: List of Pakistan Mammals CAMP Workshop Participants

Name Institution/ Address

Mr. Saeed – Uz – Zaman Project Director PCDP, House # 576, P.O.Jhangi, Opposite
Abbott Gardens, Mansehra Road, Abbottabad
Mr. Abdul Munaf Qaimkhani Assistant Conservator Wildlife (Technical), Moulana Deen Mohad
Wafai Road, Karachi
Prof. Muhammad Asghar Education and Curriculum Board, House # 5-11/43, Patel Road,
Quetta
Major (R) Sardar Amanullah Khan Street 42, F-7/1, Islamabad
Mr. Masood Arshad C/O PAMP, Airport Road, Balochi, Chitral.
Mr. Tahir Rasheed C/O PAMP, Airport Road, Balochi, Chitral.
Mr. Shafqat Ali Deputy Director, Wildlife Rawalpindi Region
Lane# 6, House# 692 – B, Peshawar Road, Rawalpindi
Rana Shahbaz Khan Deputy Director Wildlife, Research & Gujranwala Region
Jallo Park, Lahore.
Mr. Salman Ashraf GIS Specialist, WWF-Pakistan, Ferozepur Road, Lahore
Mr. Muhammad Israr Khan 55 ⁄ C, Nishtarabad, Peshawar
Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Assistant Professor (Wildlife &Ecosystems), Department of
Wildlife and Ecosystems, University of Veterinary and Animal
Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Mr. Ahmad Khan Muhamamd Ibrahim Khel, Village Udigram, District Swat, NWFP
Mr. Muhammad Arshad M.Phil Student, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology
Baha – Ud-Din-Zakariya University, Multan
Mr. Iftikhar Ahmad WWF-Pakistan, Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Road, University
Town, Peshawar
Syed Iqmail Hussain Shah Regional Project Manager, MACP C/O IUCN Chitral
Dr. Aleem Ahmed Khan Associate Professor, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology
Baha – Ud-Din-Zakariya University, Multan
Mr. Muhammad Ayaz Khan Palas Conservation and Development Project (PCDP)
House# 576 P.O.Jhangi, Abbotabad, NWFP
Mr. Muhammad Hamid Ali 3-7⁄1 Faiz Muhammad Road, Quetta.
Mr. Muhammad Niaz Khan Assistant District, Forest, Wildlife and Soil Conservation Officer
Forest and Wildlife Department, Govt of Balochistan, District
Loralai
Syed Ali Imran Deputy Conservator of Forest, Coordination, Research & Training
Forest and Wildlife Department, Govt Of Balochistan, Quetta
Mr. Abdul Qadeer Mehal Director, Punjab Wildlife & Parks Department,
2-Sanada Road, Lahore
Mr. Muhammad Tariq Ayub Director General, Parks and Wildlife
Punjab Parks & Wildlife Department, 2-Sanda Road, Lahore
Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Forest Department, Northern Areas Gilgit
Mr. Muhammad Arif Divisional Forest Officer Wildlife, Peshawar Wildlife Division,
Forest Offices, Shami Road, Peshawar, NWFP.
Mr. Muhammad Sharif-ud-Din Assistant Conservator Wildlife, Miangundi, Recreational Park,
Quetta
Mr. Muhammad Anwar Maan Assistant Director Planning, Punjab Wildlife and Parks
Department, 2- Sanda Road Lahore
Mr. Syed Zafar – Ul – Hassan Deputy Director Wildlife,
Woodland Wildlife Park, Raiwand Road, Lahore
Dr. Muhammad Arshad Director, Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies, Islamia University
Bahawalpur
Mr. Hamid Iqbal Javed Director, Zoological Survey Department
Block 61, Pakistan Secretariat, Shahrah-e-Iraq, Karachi

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Mrs. Nuzhat Sial Research Officer, Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies
Islamia University Bahawalpur
Dr. Amjad Tahir Virk Sub-Programme Manager, NEAP-SP (MoE), ENERCON Building
G 5⁄2, Islamabad
Mr. Rizwan Irshad PhD Student, Environment Biology Laboratory
Deptt of Biology, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad
Dr. Khalid Javed Baig Curator/ Zoologist, Zoological Science Division
Pakistan Museum Of Natural History, Islamabad
Mr. Naeem Ashraf Raja House # 99/2, Kamalabad, Rawalpindi
Mr. Zafar Iqbal Qazi Punjab Parks & Wildlife Department, 2- Sanda Road Lahore
Dr. Maqsood Anwar Senior Scientific Officer, Rangeland Research Program
Institute of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
NARC, Park Road, Islamabad
Mr. Umeed Khalid Deputy Conservator of Wildlife, National Council for Conservation
of Wildlife, Hajveri Plaza, Blue Area, Islamabad
Dr. Rubina Akhtar Incharge, National Herbarium, NARC, Park Road, Islamabad
Mr. Ghulam Ali Awan Ph.D student, Environmental Biology Laboratory, Deptt of
Biological Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad
Dr. Muhammad Irshad Arshad Assistant Director, Wildlife Park, Lohi Bher, Islamabad
Prof. Dr. M. Naeem Khan Dean, Faculty of Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Veterinary
and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Mr. Mohsin Farooque Divisional Forest Officer (Wildlife), HeadQuarter cum Extension,
Wildlife Division, Shami Road, Peshawar
Dr. A. Aleem Chaudhry National Project Manager, MACP, IUCN Islamabad Programme
Office, Islamabad
Ms. Sally Walker Founder Secretary, Zoo Outreach Organization, India
Mr. Sanjay Molur Deputy Director, Zoo Outreach Organization, India
Dr. Kashif M. Sheikh Senior Coordinator/ Head, Biodiversity Programme, IUCN-P,
Islamabad
Mr. Khalid Rafiq Intern – Biodiversity Programme, IUCN – Islamabad
Ms. Nida Rasheed Intern, Biodiversity Programme, IUCN – Islamabad
Ms. Madeeha Shoaib Student, Cell – Biology Laboratory, Biological Sciences
Department, Quaid – i– Azam University, Islamabad
Ms. Tooba Noor Syed Student, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Biological Sciences
Department, Quaid – i– Azam University, Islamabad
Ms. Mahjabeen Niazi Student, Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences
Department, Quaid –i– Azam University, Islamabad
Mr. Sadiq Ibrahim Khan Student, Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences
Department, Quaid – e – Azam University, Islamabad

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 Table 2: List of Contributors
(Those who provided inputs through Biological Information Sheets only):

Name Institution/ Address

Prof. Z.B. Mirza CERC, 229-B, St. 4, F-10/3, Islamabad
Dr. M. Sajid Nadeem Zoology Department, Hazara University, Mansehra
Mr. M. Ali Nawaz Himalayan Wildlife Foundation, Islamabad
Prof. Dr Afsar Mian Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Arid Agicultural University,
Rawalpindi
Mr. Rafique Ahmed Rajput Sindh Wildlife Department, Karachi
Dr. Daniel T. Blumstein University of California, Los Angeles
Mian Muhammad Shafique Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar
Mr. Faiz Ali Khan MACP, IUCN Northern Areas, Gilgit
Mr. Baseer-ud-Din Qureshi Post Office and Sub-division Athmuqam, Government Degree
College Athmuqam, Azad Kashmir
Mr. Muhammad Siddique Awan Zoology Department, Azad Jammu & Kashmir University,
Muzaffar Abad.
Mrs. Sosan Qurban C/O AKRSP, Gilgit
Sardar Naseer Tareen Society for Torghar Environmental Protection, Quetta
Mr. Haroon Rashid 216, Upper Mall, Lahore
Mr. Muhammad Faique Khan NWFP Wildlife department, Kohat Wildlife Division, Kohat
Mr. Najam-ul Huda Khan C/O MACP, Alpine Complex, IUCN, Northern Areas Office
Mr. Abdul Aziz Khan Pakistan Agriculture and Research Council, Islamabad
Mr. Jamal Abdul Nasir Quetta, Balochistan

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 Participating Institutions

National Herbarium Institute of Natural Resources Arid Agri. University

NARC, Park Road & Environmental Sciences Faculty of Natural Sciences
Islamabad, Pakistan NARC, Park Road, Islamabad Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Quaid-I-Azam University University of Vet. & Animal Sci. IUCN-Pakistan

Dept. of Biological Sciences Faculty of Fisheries & Wildlife Biodiversity Programme
Islamabad, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan

Pakistan Museum of Natural Islamia University Bahawalpur Punjab Forest Deptt

History, Zoological Sciences Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies Pakistan
Division, Islamabad, Pakistan Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

Zoological Survey Dept. Baha-ud-Din Zakariya University NWFP Wildlife Deptt

Karachi, Pakistan. Institute of Pure and Applied Biology Shami Road, Peshawar
Multan, Pakistan. Pakistan.

Sindh Wildlife Department WWF-Pakistan Punjab Wildlife &

Karachi, Pakistan. Lahore and Peshawar Office Parks Department
Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan.

Ministry of Environment Palas Conservation & Forest and Wildlife

Old Naval Complex, Development Project Department,
Islamabad, Pakistan Abbottabad, NWFP, Govt of Balochistan
Pakistan Pakistan.

Zoo Outreach Organization Mountain Areas Conservancy Northern Areas Forest

India Project (MACP) Pakistan Deptt. Gilgit, Pakistan

Individuals
(For details, please refer to the list of participants)

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 List of Abbreviations Used in the Text:

AJ&K Azad Jammu & Kashmir

BIS Biological Information Sheet
BZU Baha-ud-Din Zakariya University
CAMP Conservation Assessment and Management Plan
CBSG Conservation Breeding Specialist Group
CR Critically Endangered
DD Data Deficient
EN Endangered
EW Extinct in the Wild
HNP Hingol National Park
HWES Human Wildlife Ecological System
HWF Himalayan Wildlife Foundation
IUCN The World Conservation Union
KNP Khunjerab National Park
KhNP Kirthar National Park
LC Least Concern
LSNP Lal Suhanra National Park
MHNP Maragla Hills National park
NCCW National Council for the Conservation of Wildlife
NAs Northern Areas
NE Not Evaluated
NT Near Threatened
NWFP North West Frontier Province
PAs Protected Areas
PU Punjab University
QAU Quaid-I-Azam University
RL Red Lists
RSG Reintroduction Specialist Group
SSC Species Survival Commission
TDS Taxon data Sheet
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
VU Vulnerable
WWF World Wide Fund for Nature
ZSD Zoological Survey Department

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 List of Tables:

1. List of CAMP Participants 07

2. List of Persons (Those who provided inputs through BIS only) 09
3. Animal Diversity of Pakistan 16
4. Human Use of Wildlife in Pakistan 17
5. Number of Threatened Species by Major Groups of Animals 18
at the Global Level, i.e. Vertebrates)
6. List of Pakistan Mammals for Assessments in the CAMP workshop 23
7. Summary of the Total Species Assessed at Pakistan Mammals CAMP 40
8. Pakistan Mammals National Red List Assessments 41
9. Comparative Analysis of National & Global Assessments 53
10. Endemic Species found in Pakistan 55
11. Protected Areas in Pakistan 72
12. Few Protected Areas of Pakistan with Selected Species of Mammals 72

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Foreword:

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 Acknowledgements:
In the conservation world today, Red Lists are widely accepted as a caution for the global and
national communities towards the changing status of many plant and animal species. Many important
and threatened species are left unguarded in the absence of effective information tools such as Red
Lists. Red Lists involve a rigorous system of assigning a degree of threat in a particular category to a
species declaring its updated status information. Currently, Red Lists are developed both at national
and Global level. One basic and simple reason for initiating the country level red list work is the fact
that global assessment does not necessarily assess and analyze the species status at the national
scales and only those species gets chance for their inclusion in the Global Red List, if they are
endemic in that region or country. Pakistan had no history of Red Lists development and now has
finally taken the step towards developing the first National Red List beginning with mammalian
species. Appreciation goes to every single participating institution and individual in Red List
development through, who came all over from Pakistan to make it a historic and timely effort.

I must also appreciate the fact that two field biologists especially layed the foundations of detailed
scientific research and studies on the mammals of Pakistan i.e. Dr. G.B. Schaller and Dr. T.J.
Roberts. Their remarkable journeys through vast landscapes of Pakistan opened tremendous
enthusiasm and basis for further research and conservation of magnificent mammalian species in the
wild.

IUCN-Pakistan’s Biodiversity Programme is grateful to Regional Biodiversity Programme (RBP),

IUCN-Asia for providing opening and grant to begin this very important activity for Pakistan; we and
gratified for valued and consistent backing from colleagues Dr. P. Balakrishna and Bhujangrao
Dharmajee at RBP in Colombo. We also feel indebted to the support from Zoo Outreach
Organization/ CBSG-SA through Sally Walker and technical support through Sanjay Molur, B.A.
Daniel and other staff of ZOO to complete this activity in time and in facilitating the first CAMP
workshop for Pakistan. We are also thankful to Craig H. Taylor, Caoline Pollock at IUCN Red List
Programme for providing useful comments as well as the members of the Global Mammals
Assessment Team at Cambridge. Thanks are also due to Prof Z.B. Mirza for providing useful
comments and reviewing the draft technically. Other institutions and colleagues who supported this
endeavor through professional and institutional support include Zoological Survey Department, WWF-
Pakistan, Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Punjab Wildlife & Parks department, Sindh Wildlife
department, NWFP Wildlife department, Chris C. Shank and Muhammad Sajid Nadeem.

We are also very fortunate to have constant support throughout from various IUCNP colleagues
based at the country office and other regional offices in Pakistan. We extend our gratitude to all
provincial programme offices and projects of IUCN Pakistan, especially PEP, for extending support to
make it a useful exercise in Pakistan and lay the basis for future Red List endeavors in Pakistan.

In the end, I am thankful to volunteers and interns that worked very hard during this project including
Mohammad Khalid Rafiq, Nida Rasheed, Mahjabeen Niazi, Tooba Noor, Madeeha Shoaib, Sadiq
Ibrahim Khan and Shaker Yarn Khan. Sadiq deserves special mention for hours of tedious work while
filling-in elaborated TDS files.

The Status and Red List of Pakistan’s Mammals is presented here which would hopefully serve as an
information & guiding tool in prioritization of various conservation actions in Pakistan regarding
mammalian species. This is the first step toward our important national mission in biological
assessments, and we hope with the kind support of all concerned institutions, we all would be able to
carry on the Red List endeavors for other groups of flora and fauna.

Kashif M Sheikh PhD

Wildlife Biologist/ Biodiversity Expert
IUCN-Pakistan

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 Background

Situation Analysis:
Biological diversity or biodiversity refers to the variety of life forms: the different plants, animals and
microorganisms, the genes they contain, and the ecosystems they form. Biodiversity is reduced when
people modify ecosystems and destroy habitats of plants and animals. Scientists agree that the
world's animals and plants are becoming extinct far faster than is historically normal and that
collectively their loss will have grave consequences for humanity and conservation of biodiversity is a
major concern throughout the world today. It is crucial to safeguard what remains of our biodiversity
resources from the increasingly consumptive lifestyle and escalating urbanization overtaking
countries and their wild areas. Unplanned human growth and settlements throughout the world are
causing enormous pressure on wild resources.

The earth is estimated to have millions of species of which only 1.5 million have been described. Due
to population growth and increasing rate of consumption, the natural wealth of our planet is being lost
at an estimated rate of 5 % per decade. This is a tragic loss to the biological wealth of our planet for
ethical, aesthetic, economic as well as for ecological reasons. The alarming loss of habitats and
species, and the ecosystem processes dependent on them has stimulated conservationists around
the globe to share knowledge and resources to document and monitor in an attempt to reverse the
planet’s declining wealth.

Preparing effective and safe programmes for conservation of species and ecosystems requires
reliable data, dependable information sources and strategic planning are urgently required.
Unfortunately in the developing world, due to economic struggle and competition for a better lifestyle
impacts the priorities for environment and biodiversity conservation could not find satisfactory
direction in recent decades. As a result, enormous loss of biodiversity has occurred. Another problem
is lack of consistent approach and reliability in the departments and institutions working to collect first-
hand information for the conservation prioritization process. Lack of adequate financial resources and
trained personnel is another weak area for slow progress in biological assessments and conservation
prioritization process.

Pakistan has no tradition of methodical and systematic data collection or of analyzing, assimilating or
handling it for designing future conservation priorities. If we wait to develop such methodology before
taking conservation action, it may be too late; therefore, we have relied on the best available
information sources with the existing agencies and individuals at this time.

To start the assessment process, mammals are selected in the first case for their charisma and major
role in the functioning of the ecosystems. Mammals also needed prioritization because of increasing
human pressures and intrudence in the wild habitats.

To work on developing a list of the threatened mammals of Pakistan, the C.A.M.P. process was
selected for its practical approach which is based on the premises of using the best currently
available data sources, striving for a consensus among participants, validating output by review. This
process will enable us to bring together sufficient data to design conservation priorities in specific
sectors of flora and fauna’.

Red Data Books/ Lists: The concept of Red Data Books was given some thirty years ago by the late
Sir Peter Scott, Chairman of the Species Survival Commission (SSC). He conceived IUCN
International Red Data Books as a register of threatened wildlife that includes definitions of degrees
of threat. This concept generated enormous interest throughout the world that was demonstrated by
the production of many National Red Data Books. Still many countries are far behind in publishing
their Red Data Books. It was soon recognized that the efforts on biodiversity conservation would fail if
the expertise and information of all the countries, especially of the developing countries, is not rapidly
reinforced.

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In the conservation world today, IUCN Red Lists are the most comprehensive inventories of the
global biodiversity of flora and fauna. It uses an evolving set of criteria to evaluate the risk of
extinction of thousands of species, subspecies. These criteria are applicable to all species (except
micro-organisms) in all regions and all countries.

The overall aims of Red Lists are to convey the urgency and scale of conservation problems to the
public and to policy makers and motivate the global community to try and reduce species extinction.

The Red Data Lists/ Books are published on international, regional and national level.

Case of Pakistan:

Pakistan has rich sources of biodiversity, which belong to a unique blend of habitat and ecosystem
types. These diverse ecosystems have their very own characteristic wild resources, which provide a
web of living resources inter-depending on each other to sustain their life. Most of the southern parts
of the country are rich with coastal ecosystem and arid plus desert habitat types with a variety of
species. These habitats also refuge for the migratory wildlife resources coming from the northern
landscapes to stage and winter and or breed in Pakistan. Indigenous local human communities are
also residing here for centuries with their very own traditional knowledge and lifestyles in harmony
with species.

Pakistan’s mountain areas are world’s exceptional wild resources, which harbor very different,
isolated as well as hardy species that have learned to live in the harshness of the environment and in
harmony with other species and communities. Medicinal plants of our mountains are famous for their
role in the treatment of some very acute diseases of the human and animals. Some birds of prey in
our northern landscapes are of majestic vision and isolate the beauty of this part from the rest of the
world. It is very well said that they are the islands and paradise for wildlife species. Their inaccessible
cliffs and peaks always challenge the desire to explore more and more on the information and
management of remote wild resources.

With its dramatic ecology, broad latitudinal spread and immense altitudinal range, Pakistan spans a
remarkable number of the world’s ecological regions. These range from the mangrove forests fringing
the Arabian Sea to the spectacular mountaintops where the Western Himalayas, Hindukush and
Karakorums meet. These habitats support a rich variety of species (plants, mammals, birds, reptiles,
amphibians, fishes, invertebrates) that contribute to the overall biodiversity of Pakistan.

Table 1: Animal diversity of Pakistan

Category Total No. of Species Endemic

*Mammals 195 3
Birds 662 0
Reptiles 174 15
Fish 525 36
Amphibians 16 3
Invertebrates 2000+ unknown

Sources (Various): IUCN-WCMC (1991) Roberts (1991), GAA (2004), Sheikh & Akhtar (2005)
*Note: Includes thirteen sub-species.

Pakistan has a number of the world’s rarest animals like Indus River dolphin, Snow leopard, Western
Tragopan, Markhor, etc. There are total of three endemics, one species and two sub-species,
namely, the Indus Dolphin, Woolly Flying Squirrel, Balochistan Black Bear and Punjab Urial. All these
and other species are in decline due to a combination of threats such as habitat loss and overuse of
natural resources.

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While human beings are without doubt a valuable resource for the country, escalating population
growth has put enormous pressure on the country’s natural resources. Unwise economic policies
have widened income disparities and forced people to exploit biodiversity at rates that are not, and
may never be sustainable. Although rich, Pakistan’s biodiversity faces severe threats.

Following are some major threats to the biodiversity of Pakistan;

• Degradation of habitat
• Lust for hunting & over-harvesting
• Deforestation
• Land conversion
• Soil erosion
• Trade
• Chemical pollution

These factors and many others contribute to the erosion of Pakistan’s biodiversity. Loss of habitat is
the main cause of the present high rate of local extinction. Changes in habitat including habitat
fragmentation also impacts plants and animals very dramatically. Habitat fragmentation, in particular,
increases the risk of extinction by isolating small populations previously connected and now unable to
exchange genetic material inevitably leading to inbreeding and loss of biological fitness. This results
ultimately in population decline which ends in extinction.

Wildlife populations decline have been documented in Pakistan also because of illegal hunting for
sport, meat and trade. There is a strong tradition of hunting in the country, and the impact of hunters
has increased with the spread of modern weapons and increased mobility. Virtually all large
mammals have declined in numbers as a result of hunting. A list of species believed to be declining
due to extensive human use is illustrated in the table below:

Table 2: Human Use of Wildlife in Pakistan

Human Uses Species Affected

Illegal hunting Most ungulates, game birds, waterfowl
Prosecution (in response to livestock/ All predators including (brown bear, black bear,
crop losses) grey wolf, snow leopard, common leopard,
leopard cat, wild pig, rhesus macaque)
Falconry Saker
Domestication – Trade Cranes, rhesus macaque, parrot, bear.
Medicinal purposes Rhesus macaque, bear, musk deer, dolphin,
pelican
Decoration (Ornamental uses) Most felids, mustelids (fur), ungulates
(trophies), crocodile, snake, (skins) turtle,
(shells, oils) pheasant (feathers)
(Source: GoP, WWF-P & IUCN 2000)

Rationale for National Level Biological Assessments

The assessment of the biological resources of a country is the crucial element in prioritizing species
for conservation. The IUCN Red List Programme is responsible for assessing species at the global
level which is extremely valuable for bringing home the conservation message to people around the
world. These assessments do not and are not intended to describe the status of particular species at
the national level. The global Red List assessment is accurate for a country only if a species is
endemic to the country. Many of the taxa which do not qualify as threatened at the global level may
be on the brink of extinction in a country or a continental region of more limited area due to more
numerous human population and different cultural, economic and administrative factors. Therefore,
national level assessments are necessary to address these anomalies of the global listing. National

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level assessments provide justification for setting conservation priorities, for national level field
studies, for funding conservation in ministries and departments, or generally for protection and
recovery of threatened species. An analysis of the comprehensive global Red Lists of 1996, 2000
and 2002 and comparison with national action does not reveal any change or improvement in actions
to halt population decline or address any specific threat in Pakistan. Therefore national level
assessments of Pakistan’s biodiversity are fundamental for undertaking effective action on behalf of
threatened taxa, as well as determining overall biodiversity.

National governments and their related ministries are responsible to the people for biodiversity loss
that occurs in their country, whether the species is endemic or not. The over-riding concept of
biodiversity is that every species and subspecies is potentially or actually of intrinsic value. Therefore
the loss of any species or subspecies at the country level is an embarrassing and tragic loss for a
government, its conservation community, state wildlife agencies, conservation NGO’s and for the
common man. In practical terms, such as politics and raising funds for protecting biodiversity, it is a
reflection on the efficiency of both governmental and non-governmental conservation agencies.
Moreover, it is a loss of valuable biological wealth which could benefit all human beings. Timely
warning is most desirable so that steps can be taken to prevent species loss. National assessments
can provide such timely warning.

For these and other reasons, IUCN Pakistan now has taken the initiative to take up species
assessment and develop Red Lists at a national level. Red Listing involves compilation and
assessment of a large mass of information, further complicated by limitations of data, financial
resources and coordination between agencies. It is not a small or simple task. It may be very difficult
to assess all the components of biodiversity simultaneously in any country and in Pakistan our
limitations are formidable. In order to begin this complex and cumbersome task, the mammals, a
relatively well-studied group in comparison to others, and a group known to have a high percentage
of extinctions (refer Table 3 below), were selected for the first assessment exercise.

Table 3: Number of Threatened Species by Major Groups of Animals at the Global Level:
(Vertebrates)

Percentage of
Total Number Threatened Threatened Threatened Threatened
Group
of Species Species (1996) Species (2000) Species (2002) Species
(2002)
Mammals 4,763 1,096 1,130 1,137 24%
Birds 9,946 1,107 1,183 1,192 12%
Reptiles 7,970 253 296 293 4%
*Amphibians 5,743 124 146 157 3%
Fish 25,000 734 152 742 3%
(Sources: IUCN Red Lists (1996, 2000, 2002)
* Global Amphibian Assessment (www.globalamphibians.org)

*Note: According to the latest global amphibian assessments, a total of 1870 species are threatened with a percentage of
32% of the total species according to 2004 statistics. This number is much higher than the mammals where 23% and birds
12% are threatened respectively.

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Mammalian Diversity and Pakistan:

There are various obvious reasons for prioritizing mammals for Pakistan’s first Red List and some of
these are listed below;

• Mammals are the most threatened group of vertebrates at global level.

• Out of eighteen orders of the world’s mammals (4,763 species), Pakistan has representative
species of ten orders that are among the most threatened in the world.
• As in the world total 1137 species of mammals are threatened, among approximately 1026
species belong to the orders whose representative species are also found in Pakistan.
• As it is clear from the table human use of wildlife in Pakistan, mammals may be
comparatively more threatened than any other group.

Pakistan’s wildlife biologists and other nature enthusiasts hold together a significant store of
knowledge which is primarily on mammals:

• Wildlife departments and other biological institutions have done their work primarily on
mammals.
• There are expert zoologists in Pakistan, whose work and knowledge on different groups of
mammals is highly appreciable.
• Hunters, traders and others who spend time in natural areas have more information on
mammals in detail than any other faunal group.

Having involved a variety of these experts and completed the assessment, we may draw the following
benefits from the list of threatened mammals of Pakistan;

• We can identify and prioritize the 227 protected areas, particularly those which are relevant to
mammals, where there is a need to extend conservation work.
• The exercise has raised morale and added to the knowledge of our scientists, field biologists,
conservationists, researchers, academics and conservation NGO’s by indicating deficiencies
and therefore a need to initiate conservation action.

Assessments, Information, Research and Coordination:

Assessment of any group of biodiversity for conservation would require sufficient knowledge on both
the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the taxon according to the various parameters as described
in the data collection forms provided by the C.A.M.P. process, the Biological Information Sheet (BIS).
Currently, in Pakistan we do not have any central database, where such information can be viewed it
its totality. At the same time, there is no public or shared access to the information on the work that
has been completed or ongoing by biodiversity research and conservation groups.

As far as Mammals are concerned, we do not have consistent research endeavors in Pakistan and
there are no long lists of published material1, except the work by Dr. G.B. Schaller (Mountain
Monarchs 1977, Stones of Silence 1980); Dr. T. J. Robert (The Mammals of Pakistan, 1977 and
1997); Prof. Z.B. Mirza (Animal Biodiversity of Pakistan, 1999 and other publications), scientific
contributions by Pakistan Museum of Natural History (Biodiversity of Pakistan, 1997), Zoological
Survey Department and a diversity of individual research papers on small mammals and ungulates.
All these efforts, however, frequently cover only qualitative aspects of the mammalian biodiversity.
The pioneering work on Mammals of Pakistan by Dr. T. J. Robert covers the whole range of
mammalian species, and gives us an overview of their current situation including the ecology and
distribution in the country. In the recent past others have become involved in wildlife studies and there
is a need to compile and make use of their knowledge for our collective wisdom. In the Pakistan

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A detailed list of relevant literature is cited in bibliography.

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Mammals C.A.M.P. workshop an effort was made to gather concerned researchers/ individuals,
organizations and institutions at one venue and combine their working knowledge with the
aforementioned published material.

Communication, cooperation and coordination among organizations, institutions and researchers are
of utmost importance. The Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) workshop
aims to gather people together and promote such sharing of knowledge for a common purpose.
C.A.M.P. workshop has gained confidence as a systematic, scientific participatory methodology for
efficient compilation of accurate checklists of species and assessment of their status at the national
and regional level. The C.A.M.P. workshop is more lengthy and elaborate than most exercises.
Trained facilitators supervise and direct the work on Biological Information Sheets collected from
individual wildlife workers before the workshop. At the workshop, Working Groups of a few
individuals organized by taxon groups together compile information from all sources on to an eight
page Taxon Data Sheet after deliberating and deciding consensually the most accurate conclusion
from compiled data. Later, this information is used in applying the IUCN Red List criteria to every
species in order to determine its status and assign it to an IUCN Red List Category. All the
contributors, informants and participants are given credit in the Taxon Data Sheet as contributors for
the information and its assessment. All the Taxon Data Sheets are photocopied and collated, and
given as a Draft Report to each participant to carry with him for subsequent review. Participants are
encouraged to return the Draft with their comments and corrections which are incorporated into the
typed Taxon Data Sheets. The Red List assessor uses these complete and corrected sheets to
check the application of the IUCN Red List criteria and endorse or assign a different category. The
final report is then compiled on the basis of the final assessments.

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 Executive Summary:

Introduction: A Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop for the
Mammals of Pakistan assessed a total of 195 taxa of mammals including 13 sub-species (Table 4)
occurring in Pakistan using the 2001 version of the IUCN Red List Criteria, and made conservation,
research and management recommendations on the basis of these assessments. Two species could
not be assessed due to the lack of sufficient knowledge, information and consensus. The five-day
workshop was conducted from 18-22 August 2003 at Hotel Margala in Islamabad with 45 mammalian
experts and field biologists active in the field. The participants came from a variety of institutions such
as wildlife departments, research institutions, universities and NGOs such as WWF-Pakistan.

The workshop was organized by IUCN Pakistan with facilitation from IUCN SSC Conservation
Breeding Specialist Group’s (CBSG) regional network for South Asia (CBSG, South Asia). Other
collaborators included the Ministry of Environment, Pakistan, Zoological Survey Department, Pakistan
and others. This was the first time that a conservation assessment workshop is conducted in
Pakistan.

At the end of the C.A.M.P. a detailed draft report was handed over to the participants for further
review linked with deadline. With a follow-up process of review and assessment of the taxon data
sheets the final red list assessments were completed until the end of year 2004.

C.A.M.P.: The C.A.M.P. workshop process was developed by the Late Dr. Ulysses S. Seal, Chairman
of the IUCN SSC Captive Breeding Specialist Group in the 1980’s, originally to fill a request by
Species Survival Commission Chairman, Sir Peter Scott, to evolve a method of prioritization of
species for captive breeding. Since the programmes’ inception, CBSG, later renamed as the
Conservation Breeding Specialist Group has conducted more than 100 C.A.M.P. workshops all over
the world. CBSG, aided by its regional networks, continues to improve the methodology, which
evolves as a result of the various challenges presented at each workshop and from input received
from wildlife experts worldwide. Many of the changes in format and assessments reflect CBSG’s
interest in responding to the concerns and needs expressed by its members and the users of its
processes and tools.

Although the C.A.M.P. workshop was developed initially to assist zoos to priorities species for
conservation breeding it is now used by IUCN for assessing species for the Red List of Threatened
Animals and as means of assisting the regional and national biodiversity planning process. A
C.A.M.P. workshop brings together a broad spectrum of experts and stakeholders (e.g., wildlife
managers, biologists, representative of the academic community or private sector, researchers,
government officials and captive managers) who contribute data from field studies which is used by
the workshop to evaluate the current status of species, populations and habitats and make
recommendations for specific conservation oriented research, management and public education.
C.A.M.P.s are run according to a philosophy of sharing information, resolving conflicts, putting
conservation of species first and achieving consensus to forward conservation action.

A C.A.M.P. Workshop is intensive and interactive which facilitates objective and systematic
discussion of research and management actions needed for species conservation, both in situ and ex
situ. Information and recommendations are compiled for each species on a Taxon Data Sheet, which
also provides documentation of the reasoning behind recommendations of the criteria used for
deriving a status. All assessments are ratified in plenary sessions with much discussion ultimately
leading to consensus within the workshop. The results of the initial C.A.M.P. workshops are reviewed
by workshop participants in varying iterations and distributed as a report to experts and other users of
the information in the greater conservation community. After assessments have been completed,
participants form special issue working groups to highlight problem areas, which have been identified
during the workshop for further discussion, and to formulate specific, action-driven recommendations.
Some participants make personal commitments to carry out these recommendations.

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The 2001 IUCN Red List Criteria (Version 3.1): The C.A.M.P. workshop process employs the IUCN
Red List Criteria as a tool in assessing species status in a group of taxa. The structures of the
categories include extinct, threatened, non-threatened, data deficient and not evaluated divisions. In
the last decade IUCN has improved the method of assessment of species by incorporating numerical
values attached to the different criteria for threat categories. The 2001 version of the Red List
threatened categories are derived through a set of 5 criteria (population reduction, restricted
distribution, continuing decline and fluctuation: restricted population and probability of extinction)
based on which the threatened category is assigned. The term “threatened” according to the 2001
IUCN categories means Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable.

The Pakistan’s Mammals CAMP Workshop: Order Mammalia is represented by about 195 species
and subspecies in Pakistan (Table 4, page 23). A strong motivation for organizing and conducting the
C.A.M.P. workshop was to collect information for use in generating support for basic legal protection
of these important wildlife species.

Status of Pakistan’s Mammals: It is important to note that four taxa of Mammals (2 at species level
and 2 at subspecies level) are endemic to Pakistan. A total of 44 species of mammals are threatened
in the category of Critically Endangered (12), Endangered (12) and Vulnerable (20). The final
assessments of Pakistan Mammals are described in detail in the table 5 and 6 on page 40 and 41.

The results of the Pakistan’s mammals project are presented in print as well as made available on the
web of the IUCN-P Biodiversity programme’s National Red List section i.e. www.biodiversity.iucnp.org
or http://202.38.53.58/biodiversity/redlist/mammals/index.htm

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Table 4: List of Pakistan’s Mammals for Assessment in the C.A.M.P. Workshop:

INSECTIVORA
1. Crocidura attenuata – Grey Shrew
2. Crocidura gmelini – Steppie Pygmy Shrew
3. Crocidura pergrisea – Pale Grey Shrew
4. Crocidura pullata (Syn: gueldenstaedtii) Asiatic White-toothed Shrew
5. Crocidura zarudnyi – Zarudny’s Shrew
6. Hemiechinus auritus - Long-eared Steppe or Afghan hedgehog
7. Hemiechinus collaris - Long-eared Desert Hedgehog
8. Hemiechinus hypomelas - Brandt’s Hedgehog
9. Hemiechinus micropus - Indian Hedgehog
10. Sorex thibetanus - Asiatic Pygmy Shrew
11. Suncus etruscus - Savi’s Pygmy Shrew
12. Suncus murinus - House Shrew or Musk Shrew
13. Suncus stoliczkanus - Anderson’s Shrew or Yellow-throated Shrew
CHIROPTERA
14. Barbastella leucomelas – Asian or Eastern Barbastelle
15. Cynopterus sphinx – Short-nosed Fruit Bat
16. Eptesicus bottae – Botta’s Serotine
17. Eptesicus nasutus – Sindh Bat, Sindh Serotine or Persian Serotine
18. Eptesicus nilssoni – Northern Serotine
19. Eptesicus serotinus – Common Serotine
20. Hipposideros cineraceus – Least Leaf-nosed Bat
21. Hipposideros fulvus – Fulvous Leaf-nosed Bat or Bicolour Round-leaf Horseshoe Bat
22. Megaderma lyra – Indian False Vampire
23. Miniopterus schreibersii – Schreiber’s Long-fingered or Bent-winged Bat
24. Murina tubinaris – Gilgit Tube-nosed Bat
25. Myotis blythii – Lesser Mouse-eared Bat (extra-limital)
26. Myotis emarginatus - Geoffroy’s Bat or Notch-eared Bat (extra-limital)
27. Myotis longipes – Long-fingered Bat (extra-limital)
28. Myotis muricola - Dark Whiskered Bat
29. Myotis mystacinus - Whiskered Bat (extra-limital)
30. Nyctalus leisleri – Leisler’s Noctule or Hairy-armed Bat
31. Nyctalus montanus – Mountain Noctule
32. Nyctalus noctula – Common Noctule
33. Otonycteris hemprichii – Hemprich’s Long-eared Bat or Desert Long-eared Bat
34. Pipistrellus ceylonicus – Kelaart’s Pipistrelle
35. Pipistrellus coromandra – Indian Pipistrelle
36. Pipistrellus dormeri – Dormer’s Bat
37. Pipistrellus javanicus babu – Himalayan Pipistrelle
38. Pipistrellus kuhlii – Kuhl’s Pipistrelle
39. Pipistrellus paterculus – Thomas’s Pipistrelle
40. Pipistrellus pipistrellus – Common Pipistrelle
41. Pipistrellus savii – Savi’s Pipistrelle

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42. Pipistrellus tenuis mimus – Least Pipistrelle
43. Plecotus auritus – Brown Long-eared Bat
44. Plecotus austriacus – Grey Long-eared Bat
45. Pteropus giganteus – Indian Flying Fox
46. Rhinolophus blasii – Blasius’ or Peters’ Horseshoe Bat
47. Rhinolophus ferrumequinum – Greater Horseshoe Bat
48. Rhinolophus hipposideros – Lesser Horseshoe Bat
49. Rhinolophus lepidus – Blyth’s Horseshoe Bat
50. Rhinolophus macrotis – Big-eared Horseshoe bat
51. Rhinopoma hardwickei – Lesser Rate-tailed Bat or Small Mouse-taled Bat
52. Rhinopoma microphyllum – Larger Rat-railed Bat or Mouse-tailed Bat
53. Rhinopoma muscatellum – Least Mouse-tailed Bat
54. Rousettus egyptiacus arabicus – Egyptian Fruit Bat
55. Rousettus leschenaultia – Fulvous Fruit Bat
56. Scotoecus pallidus – Yellow Desert Bat
57. Scotophilus heathii – Common Yellow-bellied Bat or Desert Scotophil Bat
58. Scotophilus kuhlii – Temminck’s House Bat or Lesser House Bat
59. Tadarida aegyptiaca - Egyptian Free-tailed Bat or Wrinkle-lipped Bat
60. Taphozous nudiventris – Naked Rumped Tomb Bat or Kutch Sheath-tailed Bat
61. Taphozous perforatus – Tomb Bat or Egyptian Tomb Bat
62. Triaenops persicus – Persian Trident Bat
PRIMATES
63. Macaca mulatta mulatta – Rhesus Macque
64. Semnopithecus entellus– Grey Langur or Hanuman Langur
PHOLIDOTA
65. Manis crassicaudata – Indian Pangolin or Scaly Anteater
CARNIVORA
66. Acinonyx jubatus – Cheetah (extinct in Pakistan)
67. Canis alpinus – Indian Wild Dog or Dhole
68. Canis aureus – Asiatic Jackal
69. Canis lupus – Wolf
70. Caracal caracal – Caracal or Red Lynx
71. Felis chaus – Jungle Cat
72. Felis margarita – Sand Cat or Dune Cat
73. Felis silvestris– Indian Desert Wild Cat or Asiatic Steppe Wild Cat
74. Herpestes edwardsii – India Grey Mongoose or Common India Mongoose
75. Herpestes javanicus – Small Indian or Small Asian Mongoose
76. Hyaena hyaena – Striped Hyaena
77. Lutra lutra – Common Otter
78. Lutrogale perspicillata – Smooth-coated Otter or Indian Otter
79. Lynx lynx isabellina – Himalayan Lynx
80. Martes flavigula - Yellow throated Marten
81. Martes foina – Stone Marten
82. Mellivora capensis – Ratel or Honey Badger
83. Mustela altaica – Alpine Weasel or Pale Weasel
84. Mustela erminea – Stoat or Ermine

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85. Otocolobus manul – Pallas’ Cat or Steppe Cat
86. Paguma larvata – Masked Palm Civet
87. Panthera leo – Lion (extinct in Pakistan)
88. Panthera pardus – Panther or Leopard
89. Panthera tigris – Tiger (extinct in Pakistan)
90. Paradoxurus hermaphroditus –Toddy Cat or Common Palm Civet
91. Prionailurus bengalensis – Leopard Cat
92. Prionailurus viverrinus – Fishing Cat
93. Uncia uncia – Snow Leopard or Ounce
94. Ursus arctos isabellinus – Brown Bear
95. Ursus thibetanus – Asiatic Black Bear or Himalayan Black Bear
96. Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus – Balochistan Black Bear
97. Viverricula indica – Small Indian Civet or Rasse
98. Vormela peregusna – Marbled Polecat
99. Vulpes bengalensis – Indian or Bengal Fox
100. Vulpes cana – Blanford’s Fox or King Fox
101. Vulpes rueppellii – Rueppell’s Fox or Sand Fox
102. Vulpes vulpes – Common Red Fox
103. Vulpes vulpes montana – Tibetian Red Fox
PERISSODACTYLA
104. Equus hemionus khur – Indian Wild Ass or Onager
105. Rhinoceros unicornis – Great One-horned Rhinoceros or Indian One-horned
Rhinoceros (extinct in Pakistan)
ARTIODACTYLA
106. Antilope cervicapra – Blackbuck (Extinct in the wild)
107. Axis porcinus – Hog Deer or Para
108. Boselaphus tragocamelus – Nilgai or Blue Bull
109. Capra aegagrus blythi – Wild Goat or Persian Pasang
110. Capra aegagrus chialtanensis – Chiltan Wild Goat
111. Capra falconeri falconeri – Flare-horned Markhor
112. Capra falconeri megaceros – Straight horned Markhor
113. Capra Ibex sibirica – Himalayan Ibex
114. Cervus duvaucelii – Swamp Deer or Barasingha
115. Cervus elaphus – Red Deer or Kashmir Hangul
116. Gazella bennettii – Chinkara or India Gazelle
117. Gazella subgutturosa – Goitred Gazelle or Persian Gazelle
118. Hemitragus jemlahicus – Himalayan Tahr (extra-limital)
119. Moschus chrysogaster – Himalayan Musk Deer
120. Muntiacus muntjak – Indian Muntjac or Barking Deer
121. Naemorhedus goral – Himalayan Goral or Grey Goral
122. Ovis ammon polii – Marco Polo Sheep
123. Ovis vignei cycloceros – Afghan Urial
124. Ovis vignei punjabensis – Punjab Urial
125. Ovis vignei vignei – Ladakh Urial
126. Pseudois nayaur – Bharal or Blue Sheep
127. Sus scrofa – Wild Pig or Indian Wild Boar

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 LAGOMORPHA
128. Lepus capensis – Cape Hare
129. Lepus nigricollis – Indian Hare or Black-naped Hare
130. Ochotona roylei – Royle’s Pika or Indian Pika
131. Ochotona rufescens – Afghan Pika or Collared Pika
RODENTIA
132. Acomys cahirinus – Cairo Spiny Mouse
133. Allactaga elater – Small Five-toed Jerboa
134. Allactaga euphratica – Long-eared Jerboa
135. Allactaga hotsoni – Hotson’s Five-toed Jerboa
136. Alticola roylei (Syn: argentatus) – Royle’s High Mountain Vole
137. Alticola stoliczkanus – Stoliczka’s High Mountain Vole (extra-limital)
138. Apodemus flavicollis – Yellow-necked Field Mouse (extra-limital)
139. Apodemus rusiges (syn: sylvaticus) – Himalayan Wood Mouse or Field Mouse
140. Bandicota bengalensis – Lesser Bandicoot Rat or Sindh Rice Rat
141. Calomyscus bailwardi – Mouse-like Hamster
142. Cremnomys cutchicus – Cutch Rock Rat
143. Cricetulus migratorius - Migratory Hamster or Grey Hamster
144. Dryomys nitedula – Forest Dormouse
145. Ellobius fuscocapillus – Quetta or Afghan Mole Vole
146. Eupetaurus cinereus – Woolly Flying Squirrel
147. Funambulus pennantii – Northern Palm Squirrel or Five-striped Palm Squirrel
148. Gerbillus cheesmani – Cheesman’s Gerbil
149. Gerbillus gleadowi – Indian Hairy-footed Gerbil
150. Gerbillus nanus – Balochistan Gerbil
151. Golunda ellioti – Indian Bush Rat
152. Hylopetes fimbriatus – Small Kashmir Flying Squirrel
153. Hyperacrius fertilis – True’s Vole or Burrowing Vole
154. Hyperacrius wynnei – Miurree Vole
155. Hystrix indica – Indian Crested Porcupine
156. Jaculus blanfordi – Blanford’s Jerboa or Greater Three-toed Jerboa
157. Marmota caudata – Long-tailed Marmot or Kashmir Marmot
158. Marmota himalayana – Himalayan Marmot
159. Meriones crassus – Sundevall’s Jird
160. Meriones hurrianae – Indian Desert Jird or Desert Gerbil
161. Meriones libycus – Liybyan Jird
162. Meriones persicus – Persian Jird
163. Microtus juldaschi – Pamir Vole or Juldaschi’s Vole
164. Millardia gleadowi – Sand-coloured rate
165. Millardia meltada – Soft-furred Field Rat or Metad
166. Mus booduga – Little Indian Field Mouse
167. Mus cervicolor – Fawn-coloured Mouse (extra-limital)
168. Mus musculus –House Mouse
169. Mus platythrix – Indian Brown Spiny Mouse (extra-limital)
170. Mus saxicola – Grey Spiny Mouse
171. Nesokia indica – Short-tailed Mole Rat

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 172. Petaurista petaurista – Giant Red Flying Squirrel Or Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
173. Rattus nitidus – Himalayan Rat (extra-limital)
174. Rattus norvegicus – Norway or Brwon Rat
175. Rattus rattus – Roof Rat or House Rat
176. Rattus turkestanicus – Turkestan Rat
177. Rhombomys opimus – Great Gerbil or Giant Day Jird
178. Salpingotus michaelis – Balochistan Pygmy Jerboa
179. Sicista concolor – Chinese Birch Mouse
180. Tatera indica – Indian Gerbil or Antelope Rat
CETACEA
181. Balaenoptera edeni – Bryde’s Whale
182. Balaenoptera musculus – Great Blue Whale or Sulphur-bottomed Whale
183. Balaenoptera physalus – Common Rorqual or Common Finback
184. Delphinus delphis– Long-beaked Dolphin
185. Dugong dugon – Dugong (extra-limital)
186. Kogia simus – Dwarf Sperm Whale
187. Megaptera novaeangliae – Humpback Whale
188. Neophocaena phocaenoides – Little Indian Porpoise or Black Finless Porpoise
189. Peponocephala electra – Melon-headed Whale or Electra Dolphin
190. Platanista minor – Indus Dolphin or Bhulan
191. Pseudorca crassidens – False Killer Whales
192. Sousa chinensis– Indian Humpback Dolphin
193. Steno bredanensis – Rough-toothed Dolphin
194. Tursiops truncatus – Eastern Bottle-nosed Dolphin
195. Ziphius cavirostris – Goosebeak Whale or Cuvier’s Beaked Whale

Note: For Caprinae categorization, Schaller (1975); Schaller & Khan (1975) and Shackleton (1996)
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The Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.):

The C.A.M.P. workshop process employs the IUCN Red List Criteria (2001 IUCN Red List Criteria)
(Version3.1) as a tool in assessing species in a group of taxa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species is the world’s most comprehensive status listing of the organisms, which make up the Earth’s
biodiversity. The IUCN Red List Criteria is an objective, systematic and scientific method of evaluating
the risk of extinction or decline in the wild of taxa, which is reflected in the IUCN Red List Categories
that describe the level of risk.

The 2001 version of the Red List Threatened categories are derived through a set of 5 criteria based
on which the threatened category is assigned. The term threatened according to the 2001 IUCN
categories means Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The criteria for threat categories
(IUCN, 2001) are

- Population reduction
- Restricted distribution, continuing decline and fluctuation
- Population restriction / fluctuation and continuing decline
- Restricted population
- Probability of extinction

For a taxon to be categorized as threatened, it needs to qualify for any one of the above 5 criteria
only. Not qualifying any of the above criteria could mean that a taxon is either not threatened or is
data deficient.

With the popularization of the 1994 IUCN Red List Criteria and its application around the world,
various specialists and scientists of taxonomic groups suggested a more serious look at the criteria.
The IUCN formed a Red List Review Committee in 1998 to suggest changes to the 1994 criteria and
after nearly 2 years of workshops and deliberations, the 2001 IUCN Red List Criteria were drafted
and accepted in October 2000. All assessment from 2001 are based on the latest version (3.1) of the
Red List Criteria.

Wildlife – both flora and fauna is in crisis today. Reduction and fragmentation of habitat is occurring at
a rapid and accelerating rate. For an increasing number of taxa, the results are small and isolated
populations are at the risk of extinction. For these populations to survive and recover intensive
management is urgently required e.g. habitat management and restoration, intensified information
gathering, captive breeding as well other information.

Evaluating the status of taxa is a difficult task. Information is not readily available or complete, and the
information, which exists, is scattered and often inconsistent. In order to assess species
systematically, all information that exists on the target species has to be gathered and checked for
accuracy and consistency. Both historical and current information from published literature and from
working field biologists has to be collected, put in a systematic format, and discussed. Under ordinary
circumstances, this could be a long, tedious and costly process, but a method has been developed to
complete the procedure. It is a Conservation Assessment and Management Plan Workshop.

What is a C.A.M.P.? A C.A.M.P. workshop is a “process” which involves prioritization, assembling

experts (e.g., wildlife managers, SSC Specialist Group members, representatives of the academic
community or private sector, researchers and captive managers) to evaluate threat status of selected
taxa in a broad taxonomic group (e.g., mammals, amphibians, etc.), geographical region or country
(e.g., South Asia, Pakistan, etc). Information gathering is focused on the most recent available data,
estimates, informed guesses and identification of needed knowledge that allow:

1. Assignment to an IUCN Category of Threat;

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 3. Specific conservation-oriented research recommendations useful to generate the knowledge
needed to develop more comprehensive management and recovery programs in situ and/or
ex situ.

C.A.M.P. process is participatory and egalitarian. Workshop participants make all decisions and
recommendations. Trained facilitators from the Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (IUCN, SSC,
CBSG) facilitate organized discussion and, if necessary, provide objective and expert advice.
Facilitators guide participants to search their memory for bits of information, which would add to the
information-base of the species and help with the derivation of a category of threat. All work is carried
out in dynamic discussion groups, which facilitates recall as well as insight.

History and Evolution of C.A.M.P. Workshops:

Since the programme’s inception, the IUCN SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group has
conducted more than 100 C.A.M.P. workshops all over the world. CBSG continues to improve the
methodology, which evolves as a result of the various challenges presented at each workshop and
from input received from wildlife experts worldwide. Many of the changes in format and assessments
reflect CBSG’s interest in responding to the concerns and needs expressed by its constituents.

The C.A.M.P. process has been changing from being a taxon-based approach to focus on a wider
range of regionally endemic taxa. A number of regional C.A.M.P.s have been held throughout the
world. In Asia C.A.M.P.s have been conducted for South Asian Primates, South Asian Chiroptera,
South Asian Amphibians, Indonesian Asian Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles and others. This
approach to the C.A.M.P. process, conducted in the regions, takes advantage of the broad base of
information held in the experience of local biologists and managers. The information also is more
readily formulated on a habitat and ecosystem basis with more explicit identification and assessment
of threats and needed research and management activities. One significant by-product of the regional
C.A.M.P. is increased communication and networking among local conservationists, frequently
people with similar overall goals but rarely the opportunity to meet or interact.

The value of the C.A.M.P. as a rapid assessment tool has been demonstrated intensively in India and
Costa Rica, as well as other countries. India is finding the C.A.M.P. process valuable in developing its
national biodiversity strategy. In India, the Biodiversity Conservation Prioritization Project (BCPP)
used C.A.M.P. process with Zoo Outreach Organization/CBSG, South Asia organizing and facilitating
species assessments for nearly 2000 species of soil invertebrates, freshwater fish, amphibians,
reptile, mammals, medicinal plants and mangrove ecosystems. C.A.M.P.s also have been
recommended as the first step in developing Action Plans by Specialist Groups within the SSC and
BirdLife International.

Scope of C.A.M.P. Workshop:

The challenge of organizing comprehensive taxon status reports is immense and presents an
overwhelming task for one institution or individual specialist. C.A.M.P. workshop methodology
enables an institution to collaborate with a very large number of other institutions and individuals and
thereby reduce gaps in information, bias held by individuals and institutions and time frame for
producing a comprehensive report. A C.A.M.P. workshop can be a dynamic organizing force for
conservation in order to respond to the need for basic information, current trends and consensus
among biologists and the greater conservation community.

Criticism of C.A.M.P. Approach:

One criticism of the C.A.M.P. workshop process is that it forces figures when there is no systematic
study. In point of fact, trained CBSG facilitators merely make the best use possible of the elegant
IUCN Red List Criteria and Categories and their guidelines. To understand the actual status, rigorous
studies including surveys, monitoring, ecological studies and impacts of threats on the population,
demography and habitat should be understood. However, given the lack of this information and the

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large number of species yet to study, it is often decided by workshop consensus, to assess such
species with whatever information is available, so that at least crucial research and management
areas for the conservation of the species can be flagged. Declining to assess a species for want of
information consigns it to a sort of purgatory in which little action is taken on its behalf. Thus, ignoring
species for want of rigorous scientific information may in itself be a threat to the species considering
the inaction, which results. In their wisdom, the creators of the IUCN Red List Criteria and Categories
knew well the gaps in information that exist in perhaps the greater part of the world’s species,
particularly in high biodiversity countries.

Therefore, the Red List guidelines provide sufficient scope for assumptions (within reason) including
inference and estimation for taxa, which have not been perfectly studied. In the C.A.M.P. itself this
can be noted with strong recommendations for further studies, standardization of methodology and
data collection in order to undertake a more realistic assessment. C.A.M.P. workshops can be
considered as a platform to work on future actions to save the species in the wild.

Lack of Information:

When there seems to be “no information”, it may not really be so. Participants of C.A.M.P. workshops
are surprised to observe how much they actually know when pooling information in the Taxon Data
Sheet. Also, in using the IUCN Red List Criteria and categories, a species is not categorized as Data
Deficient unless there is sufficient proof to indicate lack of information. This is contrary to the method
of some biologists who proclaim a species Data Deficient without considering the minimum datasets
available that can potentially lead to derivation of the status. In C.A.M.P. workshops, a standard
approach can be adopted for any species to be assessed with careful use of the IUCN Red List
guidelines and the honest use of the “data quality” values in the Taxon Data Sheet.

First Attempt for Species Survival:

The C.A.M.P. workshop is a “first cut” or first attempt to define the problem and make strategic
decisions for management of the highly endangered species. In the conservation arena, when time
and resources are scarce, such decisions can make a big difference for species survival. In C.A.M.P.
workshops, we strive for the “best information available at this time” in order to go forward in
conservation action.

C.A.M.P. Process:

The C.A.M.P. process involves the following stages.

1. Pre C.A.M.P. Activities

2. C.A.M.P. Workshop 3-5 days
3. Post C.A.M.P. Activities

Pre C.A.M.P. activities

• Identification of key individuals, organizations to be involved in the process.

• Coordination with the key informants/ group’s 3-6months prior to the C.A.M.P. workshop.
• Distribution of biological information sheets to the contributors with guidelines

C.A.M.P. workshop

The five day C.A.M.P. workshop process would broadly involve following steps:

• Opening ceremony
• Brief overview presentations
• Red list, C.A.M.P. process instructions
• Define Problem/gather information using present experts and pre C.A.M.P. data forms

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 • Introduction of Taxon Data Sheets and IUCN categories of threat
• Demonstrate application of IUCN Red list.
• Describe effective use of maps for collecting, distribution information
• Organize working groups for assessments and groups select working group facilitator
• Identify group roles/tasks, and begin working group session; complete taxon data
• Short Plenary sessions will be conducted throughout if required.
• Distribute draft taxon data sheets/ working group reports in plenary sessions
• Special issue working groups
• Develop executive Summary if time permits
• Describe draft report compilation and review process – get consensus of workshop
participants on method to be followed
• Workshop wrap up
• Closing Ceremony

Post Workshop Activities

• Edit and complete Draft Report

• Distribute draft report
• Solicit participants’ comments
• Edit, publish and distribute final Report
• Follow up of recommendations actions
• Start thinking of the C.A.M.P. Review which should take place in 3 – 5 years

C.A.M.P. Preparation: Preparation for a C.A.M.P. primarily involves putting together two important
lists: 1) a list of potential participants and 2) a list of target species. Assembling a list of participants
for just any workshop may not be so difficult but for a C.A.M.P. one wants people who have genuine
information, e.g., field biologists, taxonomists, foresters who have studied the target taxa. There are
few readymade lists of these people so hunting them down demands painstaking work. The list of
taxa also is not straightforward and this requires collecting lists from many sources and verifying each
species and subspecies with published references. It also requires tracking down all synonyms and
common names and recent taxonomic modifications. Preparation also requires collecting all
published sources of field surveys, sightings and identifications for reference in the workshop. It takes
months.

C.A.M.P. Implementation: When the C.A.M.P begins, no matter

how much we tell the participants to be prepared for hard work,
nobody can quite believe what this actually entails. It is not an
easy task to fill out the 8-paged Taxon Data Sheets with information
that participants might have come across in the field years ago;
arguing with other participants, facilitators and learning the brain
boggling IUCN Red List Criteria takes its entire toll. The first night
that we work till 8 or 9 p.m. is kind of fun-something different for a
workshop-but by the 3rd and 4th day of filling in the ubiquitous sheets, participants are wondering
what kind of monsters had invented the C.A.M.P. Workshop. By the last day when every one thinks
that they can not part with another piece of information, suddenly it’s over- and there is a list of
species, which have been carefully assessed and categorized using IUCN, Red List Criteria and
Categories and more information on any one than has ever been compiled before.

This information is presented in a report (like this) that can be used to save species. This makes it all
worthwhile. The participants are not the only ones to suffer! C.A.M.P. recorders also sit late at night
with strained eyes and aching backs to record information in a computerized data base. This makes it
possible for participants to take home a draft report right from the workshop. Official recorders put
hours and days of recording. Even then, it is not over. Participants takes home the Taxon Data
Sheets (TDS) and make corrections and supply missing information and send it back. It is another
long, difficult task to incorporate the information, rectify the TDS and organize the Material for writing
the Report. It takes many hours of many days over many weeks of checking and rechecking data.

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Mammals of Pakistan:
Pakistan lies on the western margin of the monsoon region of the Indian Subcontinent. Despite the
monsoon winds, the country has an arid subtropical climate. There is annual fluctuation in the amount
and frequency of the rainfall, with a maximum in the months of July and August. Moreover, the
effectiveness of the monsoon rainfall for the vegetation is reduced because it takes place in the late
summer when much is lost to evaporation. Only the southern slopes of the Himalayas and the
submontane plateau regularly receive 700 to 1,000 mm annual rainfall (Shackleton, 1997).

Pakistan has a rich diversity of mammalian fauna, akin to two of the faunal regions e.g., the Palearctic
(west of Indus) and the Oriental region (east of Indus). Out of eighteen world orders ten are
represented in Pakistan. The varied composition of the mammalian fauna is largely due to its role as
a transitional zone between two of the Palearctic and Oriental and some species have come from far
Ethiopian region. The mixture of old forms of life forms and new evolved ones are because of the
climatic changes in the late Pleistocene and the physical barriers to migration and colonization, which
are important elements in Pakistan’s geography (Roberts, 1997).

Pakistan’s climate has changed from warm to dry over the last 10,000 years. The process of that
change increased throughout the last few centuries. Most western parts of the country are out of the
reach of the summer monsoon. There the terrain is dry and the climate arid with xerophytic plants and
desert-adapted animals. Such habitats favored species of wild goat and sheep, which arrived from
Eurasia, but were halted at the abrupt escarpments that mark the boundary between the mountains
and plains. This resulted in a diversity of species of animals and plants, which had converged on this
region from the three zoogeographical zones. Initially, some Indo-Malaysian taxa or species of
oriental animals advanced and occupied new habitats along the southern slopes of the Himalayas
and into the Indus plains; others arrived along the coast into Sindh south of the Thar desert; some
species adapted and occupied the Thar desert itself. Next, Eurasian species occupied habitats in the
northern and western mountain ranges to which they were suited. Finally, species from Africa arrived
along the western coast into the Thar Desert (Mirza, 1998).

Having such diversity and variety of habitat association, the mammals of Pakistan have also gone
through tremendous pressures of human development. Various industrial expansion projects, forests
degradation, water pollution, land erosion, wetland clearing and landslides are one of the major
factors leading to habitat loss of mammalian species. Many species, which were thriving in the wild
habitats and were common have disappeared from sight and are restricted to core habitats in remote
localities. After all this change, especially in last thirty years, there have been very few efforts to study
and assess the wild populations of mammals. In the case of Ungulates, Pakistan is home to 7 species
with 11 sub species of Caprinae, that occupy an array of habitats from the hills in the southern
deserts to the high altitudes of Himalayas.

Information Status of Pakistan Mammals:

The information on the mammals of Pakistan has been very patchy throughout in the last few
centuries. Most of the data is not consistent for many species. Roberts (1997) has made serious and
consistent efforts as he wrote two volumes on the Mammals of Pakistan. However, detailed field
information is still lacking on most species in remote mountains and desert areas of Pakistan. It was
in late eighties that some local experts and foreign scientists worked on few aspects of the species of
rodents and ungulates. Some institutions and individual researchers did tremendous work. Pakistan
Museums of Natural History worked with Florida Museum of Natural History on small mammals in
Balochistan and Northern Mountains. Daniel Blumstein from University of California Davis did
research work on the high-altitude Marmots in Khunjerab (Blumstein, 1991, 1993) and Wildlife
Conservation Society had a conservation and research endeavor focused on endemic Wooly Flying
Squirrel (Zahler, 1997 and 1998). Ruddy Hess did his doctoral work on the species of Markhor in

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Northern Mountains (Hess, 2001). Kashif Sheikh did in-depth doctoral filed ornithological studies in
the high-altitude environments of western Karakorums and also provided a detailed list of the
mammals and their distribution from this part of Northern Pakistan (Sheikh, 2001). Himalayan Wildlife
Foundation is conducting Brown Bear research in the Deosai Plains, carrying out detailed
investigation on the various scientific aspects of the species. Currently there is ongoing research on
ecology and biology of Urial in Punjab (Awan, 1998) and evaluation of the status trends of Wolf (R.
Irshad) at Quaid-I-Azam University. WWF has been doing studies on Himalayan Ibex (Arshad, 2002)
and Markhor and few species of small mammals are studied by the researchers of the Pakistan
Museum of Natural History in various parts of the country.

It is also useful to mention that very random data collection efforts are going on by various institutions
and departments that are mandated to conduct these activities throughout the country. However,
there is lack of trained manpower in the country, which is also a big obstacle in the collection of the
important data for these species. Even though these efforts are going on in the field, it is still very
vague picture of the species as for as detailed ecological studies linking their habitats and
ecosystems is concerned.

Moreover, there have been no efforts to assess the status and population of these species
systematically. Most researchers and managers rely only on information available in IUCN global Red
List. For other species there have been guesses and estimates. These factors have been the real
motivation to start this kind of work in Pakistan.

IUCN-SSC has several specialist groups that are active in promoting the research, conservation and
conservation management of the mammalian species around the world. This includes: Caprinae,
Deer, Otter, Rodents and other specialist groups. There are some disciplinary specialist groups also
such as Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG), Reintroduction Specialist Group (RSG),
Veterinary Specialist Group (VSG), Invasive-Alien Species Specialist Group (IASG), etc. IUCN- Red
List Endeavors have always included major species from Pakistan showing their status and such
information from a global perspective. Much information is found in the 1996 Red Lists, 2000, 2002
and 2003.

The C.A.M.P. workshop for the assessment of the Threatened mammals of Pakistan was held from
18-22 August 2003 in Islamabad with participation of key wildlife and academic professionals and
others from diverse backgrounds having interest in the subject. A total of 45 experts participated
including active field biologists from other countries working in Pakistan. Published literature and
references were fully used during the course of the workshop and later in the review and compilation
process. All provinces and departments were represented in the workshop. Out of a total 195
(including 6 sub species), 193 species were assessed and 2 could not be assessed during the
workshop.

IUCN Pakistan’s Biodiversity Programme was the key organizer, with assistance from IUCN Asian
Regional Biodiversity Programme office. Zoo Outreach Organization, CBSG, South Asia facilitated
the workshop. Other collaborators included Ministry of Environment Pakistan, Zoological Survey
Department and of course all the institutions that spared their academic staff for one week to attend
the workshop.

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Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop for
Pakistan’s Mammals
A conservation Assessment and Management Plan Workshop is in
many ways a ‘phenomenon’. It could not be implemented
successfully without the collaboration and cooperation of a great
number of people. The three stages of a C.A.M.P- planning,
implementation and follow-up are all exercises in chaotic and
grueling work. The people who help it happen; planners,
participants as well as those who put together the Report deserve
special credit, which is the purpose of this page.

Pakistan’s Mammals C.A.M.P. Summary:

A Conservation Assessment and Management Plan for Mammals (C.A.M.P.) of Pakistan was
conducted at Hotel Margala, Islamabad, 18-22 August 2003. A total of 45 participants from the
universities, colleges, forest and wildlife departments, research institutes, museums and other
institutions of Pakistan spent five days discussing and deliberating the population, distribution and
other aspects for 199 Mammals of the Country. The workshop was organized by the Biodiversity
Programme of IUCN Pakistan in collaboration with IUCN Asia Regional Biodiversity Programme, the
Federal Ministry of Environment, Pakistan, and Zoo Outreach Organization (ZOO)/ Conservation
Breeding Specialist Group, South Asia. About twenty scientific and conservation institutions deputed
participants to the workshop. This workshop assessed most of the species and derived IUCN Red
List Categories for them using Taxon Data Sheets which required detailed information on population
estimates, distribution, threats, quality of habitat, etc. Some species assessment required further
refinement, which will go on for some time. National assessments were derived using the IUCN
Regional Guidelines. The endemic were assessed using Global Criteria.

After a plenary session to review assessments and plan the strategy for producing a report, Special
Issue Working Groups were formed on the topics of i) Education and Awareness, ii) Research
(including taxonomy, data deficiency, need for field biologists, etc.) and iii) Habitat (including
Protected Areas, legislation, etc.) and reports were produced.

A Valedictory ceremony was conducted in which Special Issues Working Groups gave their reports;
CBSG Facilitators (Sally Walker and Sanjay Molur) gave an Overview of the C.A.M.P. and a
presentation on requirements for follow up in education and research. Certificates were awarded and
participants gave their remarks on the workshop. Kashif Sheikh from IUCN summed up the workshop
recommendations and follow-up steps after which a vote of thanks was given by the chair. A draft
report consisting of TDS for all species, participant list and their photos were prepared and given to
each participant during the Valedictory ceremony itself.

Utilization of IUCN Criteria, Categories:

The 2001 IUCN Red List Criteria (Version 3.1)

The C.A.M.P. workshop process employs the IUCN Red List Criteria as a tool in assessing species
status in a group of taxa. The IUCN Red List Criteria were revised in 1994 and these objective criteria
were revised again in 2000 and ratified by the IUCN for use in threat categorization at the global level
(IUCN, 2001). The structures of the categories include Extinct, Threatened, Non-Threatened, Data
Deficient and Not Evaluated division; the first three divisions are further split into subcategories
(Figure1). Since 1991, the old run data book categories have gone successive changes to
accommodate general guidelines for across taxonomic groups. To make application of the criteria
more universal, numerical values were attached to the different criteria for threat categories. The
2001 version (version 3.1) also includes a purely quantitative criterion, which involves computation of
the probability of extinction (such as in a population viability analysis) over a time frame for a taxon.

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The 2001 version of the Red List threatened categories are derived through a set of 5 criteria based
on which threatened category is assigned. The term “threatened” according to the 2001 IUCN
categories means Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The 5 criteria for treat categories
(IUCN, 2001) are: (A) Population reduction, (B) Restricted distribution, continuing decline and
fluctuation, (C) Population restriction / fluctuation and continuing decline, (D) Restricted population,
(E) Probability of extinction.

For a taxon to be categorized as threatened, it needs to qualify for any one of the above 5 criteria
only. Not qualifying for any of the above criteria could mean that a taxon is either not threatened or is
data deficient. With the popularization of the 1994 IUCN Red List Criteria and its application around
the world, various specialists and scientists of taxonomic group suggested a more serious look on the
criteria. The IUCN formed a red List Review Committee in 1998 to suggest change to the 1994
criteria and after nearly two years of workshops and deliberations, the 2001 IUCN Red List Criteria
were drafted and accepted in October 200. All assessment from 2001 are based on the latest version
(3.1) of the Red List Criteria including the current Conservation Assessment and Management Plan
(C.A.M.P) workshop for chiroptera of south Asia (2002). This C.A.M.P. workshop was the first to use
the new version of the criteria on a large number of bat species as all previous assessments of bats
around the world were based on the 1994 criteria. The changes in criteria can be referred in IUCN
(2001) (Appendix I of this report) but the overall structure of the categories is shown in figure 1.The
changes in the structure of the categories from 1994 criterion include the upgrading of Lower risk
near threatened and least concerned to full categories Near Threatened and Least Concern. The
subcategory of Lower Risk conservation dependent was removed completely from the new structure.

Extinct (EX)

Extinct in the Wild (EW)

Regionally Extinct (RE)

Critically Endangered (CR)

(Threatened)
Endangered (EN)

Vulnerable (VU)

Near Threatened (NT)

Least Concern (LC)

(Evaluated)

Data Deficient (DD)

Not Applicable (NA)

(Not Evaluated)

Figure 1. Structure of the IUCN Red List Categories at Regional Level

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Interpretation and Data Sources:
The Taxon Data Sheet used at the workshop was divided into six parts;

1. Part One

General information including taxonomy, habit, habitat, distribution, locality information, threats
populations, trade, field studies, data quality, qualifier and uncertainty.

2. Part Two

Status assessment as per information provided in Part One based on the 2001 IUCN Red List
Criteria, CITES listing, national wildlife laws, presence in protected areas, previous assessments,

3. Part Three

Uncertainty issues related data quality, qualifier and group dynamics with respect to assessments.

4. Part Four

Recommendations for research, monitoring, captive breeding education and population and habitat
and habitat viability assessment and comment on the species.

5. Part Five

Information on migration between adjacent populations across international boundaries, threats,

colonization effects, etc. to do with assessment species at the national level.

6. Part Six

Compilers of primary working group, reviewers of the data and sources referred in deriving literature
and other published information

Information was gathered in this 8-Page Taxon Data Sheet. The participants ratified all the
assessments in the plenary sessions and with much discussion ultimately leading to consensus in the
workshop. The Taxon Data Sheets are included in a separate section of the report. A synopsis of
information compiled for the species and data interpretation is given below for better understanding of
the process and status assessments.

Synopsis— Information Compiled for Species and Data Interpretation

Part one:

Synonyms and Vernacular names

Synonyms have been taken from the Mammal’s of Pakistan (Roberts, 1997). Common names in
English are derived from various sources, but mainly form Mammals of Pakistan and Wilson &
Reeder (1993).

Habit, Habitat, Elevation and Niche

Information on habit, habitat, elevation and niche was decided and compiled on the basis of the
personal observations of the participants. It was decided at the workshop to restrict “niche” to
microhabitat information only and not include ecological and behavioral information.

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Distribution

Distribution information was compiled and gathered only for Pakistan. Historical distribution was
compiled on a very broad scale either at the country or regional level. The information with respect to
Pakistan was recorded in as much as detail as possible especially with respect to locality information.
Personal observations from field studies were recorded whether or not they had been published.
Locality specific information with respect to habitat and threats were gathered and the Table
presented in the Taxon Data Sheets on locality records includes habitat and threat information for
some recent studies.

Range

Range (extent of occurrence) and Area (of occupancy) were mostly estimated based on available
distribution records as well from the personal record of the workshop participants.

Locations and Subpopulations

Although the IUCN Red List defines locations and sub populations based on threats and migration,
although the workshop participants felt that precise information for most bats was not available with
respect to sub populations.

Habitat Status

Habitat status information was compiled for all species except those that had no type locality
information. Since no monitoring or ecological studies have been conducted in detail, habitat
information and influence of threats on habitat were inferred from literature and general trends in
habitat in localities over years. Change in quality of habitat was inferred from similar data and also
based on changes in use/ management pattern of habitats.

Threats

Threats to both habitat and population were compiled in the sheets for localities with recent studies.
Since data on population is sparse, the workshop participants looked at the likely habitat threats that
were to affect the species. General deductions from habitat loss were inferred for several species
whose dependence on primary habitat is a limiting factor for their existence. Despite lack of proper
understanding of their ecology, lack of information was overridden by a precautionary approach,
especially of those species with highly restricted distribution. Information on trade included and was
treated as threat when it was known that trade effected populations.

Mature individuals:

Mature individuals, global population and trends for mature individuals were discussed, but the
information was infrequently recorded because of the lack of adequate data. In few cases, the mature
individuals were being indicated as being more than 10,000, which is the threshold for small
populations.

Population trends:

Population trends were also determined on the basis of the threat and protection. Several indications
to the population declines in relative abundance from perceptions were noted and indicated, specific
level of decline or ranges were not attempted.

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Part two:

Status:

IUCN Red List (Version 3.1) status was derived at the workshop with information compiled and
compared with the international status of species. For the purposes of the workshop, status was
derived for the endemic species at the global level and national assessment for Pakistan for species
with a wider distribution. For all other species, Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at
Regional Levels were thoroughly applied for assessments.

Part three:

Assessments

Red List status assessments of Pakistan Mammals were derived from literature, observations and
studies conducted by the participants at the workshop. For most species the status was derived as a
result of wider consultation, discussion and reaching a consensus within the groups and during
workshop plenary. Although uncertainty in information gathering, interpretation, analysis, statistics,
inference, estimates, observations, predictions, etc is high, all plausible values were considered for
the assessments and most assessments were based on evidence.

Part Four:

Recommendations

Looking at the available data according to IUCN Criteria, research and management,
recommendations were made by the participants to help understand and improve the situation of the
mammals of Pakistan. Captive breeding recommendations were made as part of management
recommendations, either for research, education or conservation.

Part Five:

Global and national assessments

The assessments to determine IUCN Red List Categories were made at the global level for endemics
and at the national level for Pakistan for species with wider distribution. Group consensus was taken
at the workshop to derive the national assessment after the workshop.

Part Six:

Compiler and sources

The workshop participants were divided into groups – Rodent Group, Chiropteran Group, Carnivore
group, Ungulate Group, and Cetacean Group. Compilers indicated in the Taxon Data Sheets are
those who provided information in the working group sessions for the assessment. Reviewers include
those participants who reviewed the information during the plenary session and later sent comments
on the draft report. Sources include all literature consulted, unpublished Biological Information Sheet
(BIS) consulted and personal communication from individuals those not present in the workshop.

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Consistency in Deriving Status from Available Data:

The Pakistan’s Mammal’s C.A.M.P. was conducted using the principles of Conservation Assessment
and Management Plan Workshop and the status was derived according to the 2001 IUCN Red List
Criteria, Version 3.1, IUCN, 2001 as ratified by IUCN in 2000. A set of guidelines in deriving the
assessments was followed given the fact that although the process is objective, data interpretation
can differ between groups. For example, when a species is known only from its type description and
nothing is known of its distribution or habitat, there is obviously no scope for speculation of threats
affecting either it or its wider population. In such cases the species was Data Deficient. Similarly, a
logical system of gathering information in the Taxon Data Sheet and interpreting the data as per the
IUCN Red List Criteria guidelines were followed. Various processes affect the status of a species in
the wild.

Important Points to Consider for using National Red List Assessments:

¾ In aassessments for Rodents population numbers are not taken into consideration. The
assessments herein have also used information and assessments completed in the C.A.M.P.
/ Global Mammal Assessment for Non-volant Mammals of South Asia C.A.M.P. conducted by
Zoo Outreach Organization / CBSG, South Asia in February 2004 in Coimbatore, Tamil
Nadu, India.

¾ For a few species the assessments have been downgraded for the reason that their
population is contiguous with that of neighboring countries.

¾ For most Cetaceans, Data Deficient category has been assigned since we have insufficient
information available on which to give an assessment.

¾ Status of South Asian Chiroptera C.A.M.P. Report (2002) has been mostly referred for
information and status on Chiroptera (Bats) for Pakistan’s Mammals C.A.M.P.

¾ National Status has been defined according to ‘Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List
Criteria at Regional Levels (Version 3.0)’. For a particular species which is not endemic to
Pakistan it is represented as VU D2. However, for endemics it stays as Vulnerable (VU)
because the same species only exists in this part of the world.

¾ The assessment is downgraded from one category such vulnerable to near threatened or
from endangered to vulnerable since the current information is not sufficient to ascertain the
critical level of the existing populations.

¾ Calomyscus bailwardi is considered as an endemic species occurring in Pakistan by Global

Red List and taxonomically rated as Calomyscus hotsoni; and is also considered to be a
threatened species. However, small mammals and bats are the least studied groups of
mammals in Pakistan and there was no consensus by earlier researchers and Pakistan
Mammals CAMP participants on its varied taxonomy as mentioned in the Global Red List.

¾ For species description, in the section dealing with Threatened Mammals of Pakistan,
Roberts (1997) is followed.

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Results:
Pakistan Mammals National Red List Assessments:

Mammals are not widely studied in Pakistan and it is only few individuals who have gathered details
information and quantitative data on the species. There have had been limited field studies. Roberts
(1997), Mirza (1998), Schaller (1975) have produced some remarkable information but the
information is really lacking on the field studies after 1980. In fact, various line departments and
agencies that aim to collect the data and information for these species are not equipped enough to
collect consistent and reliable information. Records are poor. However zoo records and individual
studies have helped the C.A.M.P. process to ascertain the status after going through detail discussion
and consensus agreement on these species.

The Pakistan C.A.M.P. workshop was an effort to assess the status of its species with as much depth
and accuracy as possible. After much discussion, workshop participants decided to undertake the
assessment both at species and sub-species level.

In total 195 mammalian species (including 13 sub-species) exist in Pakistan and all of them were
subjected for assessments. 2 species were not evaluated since there was no consensus on their
assessments.

Table 5: Summary of the Total Species Assessed at Pakistan Mammals CAMP

Category of Threat Code Total Non-Endemic Endemic

Critically Endangered CR 12 11 1
Endangered EN 12 09 3
Vulnerable VU 20 20
Near Threatened NT 32 31
Least Concern LC 71 71
Data Deficient DD 38 38
Regionally Extinct RE 08 08
Not Evaluated NE 02 02
Extinct in the Wild EW 00 00
Total 195 191 4

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 Table 6: Pakistan Mammals National Red List Assessments

S. Order/ Species National Criteria

No Red List Status
INSECTIVORA
1. Crocidura attenuata – Data Deficient DD
Grey Shrew

2. Crocidura gmelini – Least Concern LC

Steppic Pygmy Shrew
3. Crocidura pergrisea – Least Concern LC
Pale Grey Shrew
4. Crocidura pullata Least Concern LC
Asiatic White-toothed Shrew
5. Crocidura zarudnyi – Least Concern LC
Zarudny’s Shrew
6. Hemiechinus auritus Least Concern LC
Long-eared Steppe or Afghan
hedgehog
7. Hemiechinus collaris Least Concern LC
Long-eared Desert Hedgehog
8. Hemiechinus hypomelas Least Concern LC
Brandt’s Hedgehog
9. Hemiechinus micropus Least Concern LC
Indian Hedgehog
10. Sorex thibetanus2 Near Threatened VU D2 È NT
Asiatic Pygmy Shrew
11. Suncus etruscus Least Concern LC
Savi’s Pygmy Shrew
12. Suncus murinus Least Concern LC
House Shrew or Musk Shrew
13. Suncus stoliczkanus Least Concern LC
Anderson’s Shrew or Yellow-
throated Shrew
CHIROPTERA
14. Barbastella leucomelas – Data Deficient DD
Asian or Eastern Barbastelle
15. Cynopterus sphinx – Data Deficient DD
Short-nosed Fruit Bat
16. Eptesicus bottae – Data Deficient DD
Botta’s Serotine

2
In the process of initial assessments to the final assessments, an assessment is downgraded from a higher
category to lower category such as from vulnerable to near threatened. This is for the reason that available
information is not sufficient to ascertain critical level of the existing populations and or if the population of the
species is doing better in the neighboring countries.

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17. Eptesicus nasutus – Data Deficient DD
Sindh Bat, Sindh Serotine or Persian
Serotine
18. Eptesicus serotinus – Data Deficient DD
Common Serotine
19. Eptesticus nilssoni – Data Deficient DD
Northern Serotine
20. Hipposideros cineraceus – Data Deficient DD
Least Leaf-nosed Bat
21. Hipposideros fulvus – Least Concern LC
Fulvous Leaf-nosed Bat or Bicolour
Round-leaf Horseshoe Bat
22. Megaderma lyra – Least Concern LC
Indian False Vampire
23. Miniopterus schreibersii – Least Concern LC
Schreiber’s Long-fingered or
Bent-winged Bat
24. Murina tubinaris – Near Threatened NT
Gilgit Tube-nosed Bat
25. Myotis blythii – Data Deficient DD
Lesser Mouse-eared Bat (extra-
limital)
26. Myotis emarginatus Not Evaluated NE
Geoffroy’s Bat or Notch-eared Bat
(extra-limital)
27. Myotis longipes – Near Threatened NT
Long-fingered Bat (extra-limital)
28. Myotis muricola Least Concern LC
Dark Whiskered Bat
29. Myotis mystacinus Vulnerable VU D1
Whiskered Bat (extra-limital)
30. Nyctalus leisleri – Endangered EN D1
Leisler’s Noctule or Hairy-armed Bat
31. Nyctalus montanus Near Threatened NT
Mountain Noctule
32. Nyctalus noctula – Least Concern LC
Common Nctule
33. Otonycteris hemprichii – Near Threatened NT
Hemprich’s Long-eared Bat or
Desert Long-eared Bat
34. Pipistrellus ceylonicus – Least Concern LC
Kelaart’s Pipistrelle
35. Pipistrellus coromandra – Least Concern LC
Indian Pipistrelle
36. Pipistrellus dormeri – Least Concern LC
Dormer’s Bat
37. Pipistrellus javanicus– Least Concern LC

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 Himalayan Pipistrelle
38. Pipistrellus kuhlii – Least Concern LC
Kuhl’s Pipistrelle
39. Pipistrellus paterculus – Least Concern LC
Thomas’s Pipistrelle
40. Pipistrellus pipistrellus – Least Concern LC
Common Pipistrelle
41. Pipistrellus savii – Vulnerable VU B1ab(iii)
Savi’s Pipistrelle
42. Pipistrellus tenuis– Least Concern LC
Least Pipistrelle
43. Plecotus auritus – Near Threatened NT
Brown Long-eared Bat
44. Plecotus austriacus – Near Threatened NT
Grey Long-eared Bat
45. Pteropus giganteus – Least Concern LC
Indian Flying Fox
46. Rhinolophus blasii –3 Near Threatened NT
Blasius’ or Peters’ Horseshoe Bat
47. Rhinolophus ferrumequinum – Vulnerable VU D1
Greater Horseshoe Bat
48. Rhinolophus hipposideros – Vulnerable VU D1
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
49. Rhinolophus lepidus – Near Threatened NT
Blyth’s Horseshoe Bat
50. Rhinolophus macrotis – Near Threatened NT
Big-eared Horseshoe bat
51. Rhinopoma hardwickei – Least Concern LC
Lesser Rate-tailed Bat or Small
Mouse-taled Bat
52. Rhinopoma microphyllum – Least Concern LC
Larger Rat-railed Bat or Mouse-tailed
Bat
53. Rhinopoma muscatellum – Near Threatened NT
Least Mouse-tailed Bat
54. Rousettus egyptiacus – Vulnerable VU D1
Egyptian Fruit Bat
55. Rousettus leschenaultii – Least Concern LC
Fulvous Fruit Bat
56. Scotoecus pallidus – Near Threatened NT
Yellow Desert Bat
57. Scotophilus heathii – Least Concern LC
Common Yellow-bellied Bat or
Desert Scotophil Bat

3
In personal communication with Z.B. Mirza, it was suggested that the species is data defiecent since it is
common at Pakistan Iran border and one specimen is also reported from Lahore in 1966, and the data on the
species occurance and ecology is missing from south-west Balochistan to the central Punjab.

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 58. Scotophilus kuhlii – Least Concern LC
Temminck’s House Bat or Lesser
House Bat
59. Tadarida aegyptiaca Least Concern LC
Egyptian Free-tailed Bat or Wrinkle-
lipped Bat
60. Taphozous nudiventris – Least Concern LC
Naked Rumped Tomb Bat or
Kutch Sheath-tailed Bat
61. Taphozous perforatus – Least Concern LC
Tomb Bat or Egyptian Tomb Bat
62. Triaenops persicus – Vulnerable VU D1
Persian Trident Bat
PRIMATES
63. Macaca mulatta mulatta – Near Threatened NT
Rhesus Macque
64. Semnopithecus entellus – Near Threatened NT
Grey Langur or Hanuman Langur
PHOLIDOTA
65. Manis crassicaudata – Vulnerable ENÈVU B2ab(ii, iii)
Indian Pangolin or Scaly Anteater
CARNIVORA
66. Acinonyx jubatus – Regionally RE
Cheetah (extinct in Pakistan) Extinct4
67. Canis aureus – Near Threatened NT
Asiatic Jackal
68. Canis lupus pallipes – Endangered EN C2a(i); D
Wolf
69. Caracal caracal – Critically CR C2a(i); D
Caracal or Red Lynx Endangered
70. Cuon alpinus – Data Deficient DD
Indian Wild Dog or Dhole
71. Felis chaus – Least Concern LC
Jungle Cat
72. Felis margarita – Critically CR C2a(i)
Sand Cat or Dune Cat Endangered
73. Felis silvestris– Data Deficient DD
Indian Desert Wild Cat or
Asiatic Steppe Wild Cat
74. Herpestes edwardsii – Least Concern LC
India Grey Mongoose or
Common India Mongoose
75. Herpestes javanicus – Least Concern LC
Small Indian or Small Asian
Mongoose

4
Global Red List terminology uses the term Regionally Extinct (RE) for species assessment at regional and or
national level. For the same reason, RE is used in the case of Pakistan to describe the nationally extinct species

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76. Hyaena hyaena – Critically CR C2a(i)
Striped Hyaena Endangered
77. Lutra lutra – Near Threatened NT
Common Otter
78. Lutrogale perspicillata – Near Threatened NT
Smooth-coated Otter or Indian Otter
79. Lynx lynx isabellina Least Concern LC
Himalayan Lynx
80. Martes flavigula Data Deficient DD
Yellow throated Marten
81. Martes foina Data Deficient DD
Stone Marten
82. Mellivora capensis – Critically CR C2a(i)
Ratel or Honey Badger Endangered
83. Mustela altaica – Data Deficient DD
Alpine Weasel or Pale Weasel
84. Mustela erminea – Data Deficient DD
Stoat or Ermine
85. Otocolobus manul – Near Threatened NT
Pallas’ Cat or Steppe Cat
86. Paguma larvata grayi – Data Deficient DD
Masked Palm Civet
87. Panthera leo persica– Regionally RE
Lion (extinct in Pakistan) Extinct
88. Panthera pardus – Critically CR C2a(i); D
Panther or Leopard Endangered
89. Panthera tigris – Regionally RE
Tiger (extinct in Pakistan) Extinct
90. Paradoxurus hermaphroditus – Least Concern LC
Toddy Cat or
Common Palm Civet
91. Prionailurus bengalensis – Data Deficient DD
Leopard Cat
92. Prionailurus viverrinus – Near Threatened NT
Fishing Cat
93. Uncia uncia – Critically CR C2a(i)
Snow Leopard or Ounce Endangered
94. Ursus arctos isabellinus – Critically CR C2a (i); D
Brown Bear Endangered
95. Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus – Critically CR C2a (i); D
Balochistan Black Bear (Endemic) Endangered
96. Ursus thibetanus thibetanus– Vulnerable EN È VU C1
Asiatic Black Bear or Himalayan
Black Bear
97. Viverricula indica – Near Threatened NT
Small Indian Civet or Rasse
98. Vormela peregusna – Least Concern LC

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 Marbled Polecat
99. Vulpes bengalensis – Near Threatened NT
Indian or Bengal Fox
100 Vulpes cana – Near Threatened NT
Blanford’s Fox or King Fox
101 Vulpes rueppelli – Vulnerable VU B2ab(ii,iii)
Rueppell’s Fox or Sand Fox
102 Vulpes vulpes – Near Threatened NT
Common Red Fox
103 Vulpes vulpes montana – Data Deficient DD
Tibetian Red Fox
PERRISODACTYLA
104 Equus hemionus khur – Critically CR C2a(i)
Indian Wild Ass or Onager Endangered
105 Rhinoceros unicornis – Regionally RE
Great One-horned Rhinoceros or Extinct
Indian One-horned Rhinoceros
(extinct in Pakistan)
ARTIODACTYLA
106 Antilope cervicapra – Regionally RE
Blackbuck Extinct
107 Axis porcinus – Vulnerable VU C1+2a(i); D
Hog Deer or Para
108 Boselaphus tragocamelus – Endangered B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii);
Nilgai or Blue Bull C2a(i); D
109 Capra aegagrus blythi – Near Threatened NT
Wild Goat or Persian Pasang
110 Capra aegagrus chialtanensis – Least Concern LC
Chiltan Wild Goat
111 Capra falconeri falconeri – Endangered EN C2a(i)
Flare-horned Markhor
112 Capra falconeri megaceros– Vulnerable VU C1a; D
Straight horned Markhor
113 Capra ibex sibirica – Least Concern LC
Himalayan Ibex
114 Cervus duvauceli – Regionally RE
Swamp Deer or Barasingha Extinct
115 Cervus elaphus – Regionally RE
Red Deer or Kashmir Hangul Extinct
116 Gazella bennettii – Vulnerable VU C1+2a(i); D
Chinkara or India Gazelle
117 Gazella subgutturosa – Critically CR C2a(i); D
Goitred Gazelle or Persian Gazelle Endangered
118 Hemitragus jemlahicus – Regionally RE
Himalayan Tahr (extra-limital) Extinct
119 Moschus chrysogaster – Endangered EN B1ab(ii,iii); C2a(i)
Himalayan Musk Deer

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120 Muntiacus muntjak – Endangered EN B1ab(ii,iii); C2a(i)
Indian Muntjac or Barking Deer
121 Naemorhedus goral – Vulnerable VU C1+C2a(i)
Himalayan Goral or Grey Goral
122 Ovis ammon polii – Critically CR B1ab(ii,iii)
Marco Polo Sheep Endangered
123 Ovis vignei cycloceros – Vulnerable VU C1
Afghan Urial
124 Ovis vignei punjabensis – Endangered EN C 2a (i)
Punjab Urial
125 Ovis vignei vignei – Endangered EN B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii),
Ladakh Urial C2a(i);
126 Pseudois nayaur – Endangered EN B1ab(iii)+2ab (iii),
Bharal or Blue Sheep C2a (i); D
127 Sus scrofa – Least Concern LC
Wild Pig or Indian Wild Boar
LAGOMORPHA
128 Lepus capensis – Vulnerable VU C1
Cape Hare
129 Lepus nigricollis – Least Concern LC
Indian Hare or Black-naped Hare
130 Ochotona roylei – Least Concern LC
Royle’s Pika or Indian Pika
131 Ochotona rufescens – Least Concern LC
Afghan Pika or Collared Pika
RODENTIA
132 Acomys cahirinus – Near Threatened NT
Cairo Spiny Mouse
133 Allactaga elater – Least Concern LC
Small Five-toed Jerboa
134 Allactaga euphratica – Not Evaluated NE
Long-eared Jerboa
135 Allactaga hotsoni – Least Concern LC
Hotson’s Five-toed Jerboa
136 Alticola roylei (Syn: argentatus) – Least Concern LC
Royle’s High Mountain Vole
137 Alticola stoliczkanus – Data Deficient DD
Stoliczka’s High Mountain Vole
(extra-limital)
138 Apodemus flavicollis – Data Deficient DD
Yellow-necked Field Mouse (extra-
limital)
139 Apodemus rusiges (syn: sylvaticus) Vulnerable VU D2
Himalayan Wood Mouse or Field
Mouse
140 Bandicota bengalensis – Least Concern LC
Lesser Bandicoot Rat or Sindh Rice

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 Rat
141 Calomyscus bailwardi –5 Least Concern LC
Mouse-like Hamster
142 Cremnomys cutchicus – Data Deficient DD
Cutch Rock Rat
143 Cricetulus migratorius- Least Concern LC
Migratory Hamster or
Grey Hamster
144 Dryomys nitedula – Vulnerable EN È VU B1ab(iii)+2ab
Forest Dormouse (iii)
145 Ellobius fuscocapillus – Near Threatened VU D È NT
Quetta or Afghan Mole Vole
146 Eupetaurus cinereus – Endangered EN B2ab(ii,iii); C2a(i)
Woolly Flying Squirrel (Endemic)
147 Funambulus pennantii – Least Concern LC
Northern Palm Squirrel or
Five-striped Palm Squirrel
148 Gerbillus cheesmani – Vulnerable VU D; D2
Cheesman’s Gerbil
149 Gerbillus gleadowi – Near Threatened VU C1a+2a(i) È NT
Indian Hairy-footed Gerbil
150 Gerbillus nanus – Near Threatened VU C1a+2a(i) È NT
Balochistan Gerbil
151 Golunda ellioti – Least Concern LC
Indian Bush Rat
152 Hylopetes fimbriatus – Vulnerable EN È VU C2a(i)
Small Kashmir Flying Squirrel
153 Hyperacrius fertilis – Least Concern LC
True’s Vole or Burrowing Vole
154 Hyperacrius wynnei – Least Concern LC
Murree Vole
155 Hystrix indica – Near Threatened NT
Indian Crested Porcupine
156 Jaculus blanfordi – Least Concern LC
Blanford’s Jerboa or
Greater Three-toed Jerboa
157 Marmota caudata – Least Concern LC
Long-tailed Marmot or
Kashmir Marmot
158 Marmota himalayana – Critically B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii);
Himalayan Marmot Endangered C2a(i); D
159 Meriones crassus – Near Threatened VU C1 È NT

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Calomyscus bailwardi is considered as an endemic species occurring in Pakistan by the Global Red List and
taxonomically rated as Calomyscus hotsoni; and is considered to be a threatened species. However, it is
important to note that small mammals and bats are the least studied groups of mammals in Pakistan and there
was no consensus by earlier field researchers and Pakistan’s Mammals CAMP participants on its varied
taxonomy as mentioned in the Global Red List.

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 Sundevall’s Jird
160 Meriones hurrianae – Least Concern LC
Indian Desert Jird or Desert Gerbil
161 Meriones libycus – Least Concern LC
Liybyan Jird
162 Meriones persicus – Least Concern LC
Persian Jird
163 Microtus juldaschi – Least Concern LC
Pamir Vole or Juldaschi’s Vole
164 Millardia gleadowi – Least Concern LC
Sand-coloured rate
165 Millardia meltada – Least Concern LC
Soft-furred Field Rat or Metad
166 Mus booduga – Least Concern LC
Little Indian Field Mouse
167 Mus cervicolor – Data Deficient DD
Fawn-coloured Mouse (extra-limital)
168 Mus musculus – Least Concern LC
House Mouse
169 Mus platythrix – Data Deficient DD
Indian Brown Spiny Mouse (extra-
limital)
170 Mus saxicola – Data Deficient DD
Grey Spiny Mouse
171 Nesokia indica – Least Concern LC
Short-tailed Mole Rat
172 Petaurista petaurista – Vulnerable EN È VU C2a(i)
Giant Red Flying Squirrel Or
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
173 Rattus nitidus – Data Deficient DD
Himalayan Rat (extra-limital)
174 Rattus norvegicus – Least Concern LC
Norway or Brown Rat
175 Rattus rattus – Least Concern LC
Roof Rat or House Rat
176 Rattus turkestanicus – Least Concern LC
Turkestan Rat
177 Rhombomys opimus – Near Threatened VU D2 È NT
Great Gerbil or Giant Day Jird
178 Salpingotus michaelis – Least Concern LC
Balochistan Pygmy Jerboa
179 Sicista concolor – Least Concern LC
Chinese Birch Mouse
180 Tatera indica – Least Concern LC
Indian Gerbil or Antelope Rat
CETACEA
181 Balaenoptera edeni – Data Deficient DD

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 Bryde’s Whale
182 Balaenoptera musculus – Data Deficient DD
Great Blue Whale or
Sulphur-bottomed Whale
183 Balaenoptera physalus – Data Deficient DD
Common Rorqual or Common
Finback
184 Delphinus delphis Data Deficient DD
Long-beaked Dolphin
185 Dugong dugon – Data Deficient DD
Dugong (extra-limital)
186 Kogia simus – Data Deficient DD
Dwarf Sperm Whale
187 Megaptera novaeangliae – Data Deficient DD
Humpback Whale
188 Neophocaena phocaenoides – Data Deficient DD
Little Indian Porpoise or
Black Finless Porpoise
189 Peponocephala electra – Data Deficient DD
Melon-headed Whale or
Electra Dolphin
190 Platanista minor – Endangered EN C2a(i)
Indus Dolphin or Bhulan
(Endemic)
191 Pseudorca crassidens – Data Deficient DD
False Killer Whales
192 Sousa chinensis – Data Deficient DD
Indian Humpback Dolphin
193 Steno bredanensis – Data Deficient DD
Rough-toothed Dolphin
194 Tursiops truncatus – Data Deficient DD
Eastern Bottle-nosed Dolphin
195 Ziphius cavirostris – Data Deficient DD
Goose beak Whale or Cuvier’s
Beaked Whale

Summary of Assessments:
Total Mammals Found (Species/ Sub-species): 195
Total Mammals Categorized/ Assessed: 193
Total Mammals Categorized/ Not Assessed: 2
Total Mammals Categorized/ Assessed at Species Level: 182
Total Mammals Categorized/ Assessed at Sub-species Level: 13
Total Endemic Species: 3 (1 at Species level and 2 at sub-species level)

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Description of Assessments:
Assessments were derived for Pakistan’s geographic areas (four provinces and Azad Jammu &
Kashmir) only and did not include the neighboring areas/ countries of Afghanistan, India, China, and
Iran. The participants were all over from Pakistan including Punjab, North West Frontier Province,
Balochistan, Sindh and AJK. There were fewer participants from Balochistan, however, there were
scientists who had worked in Balochistan and they could bring information and data to fill in the gaps.

Pakistan is represented by ten orders out of the total of eighteen mammalian orders of the world,
which shows considerable diversity matching with the global trends. However, there are only four
endemic species in the total of 195 species (including 13 sub species). There are 15 Cetacean, 48
Rodents, 22 Artiodactyls, 4 Lagomorphs, 2 Perissodactyles, 39 Carnivores, 1 Pholiodata, 2 Primates,
49 Chiropteran and 13 species belonging to Insectivore.

These national assessments have their own importance compared to global assessments due
to the following advantages;

¾ Smaller area of assessment resulting in greater accuracy

¾ Enhanced participation by local field biologists in the process of assessments
¾ Assessments are more accurate and based on more recent field information
¾ Importance and implications for regional and national action and management plans.
¾ Bottom-up approach for assessments
¾ Better environment and understanding for the post assessment follow-up actions such as
surveys, monitoring and education
¾ Use for national biodiversity strategies and action plans

Figure 2: Status of Pakistan's Mammals

EW RE NE
NE
0%4% 1% DD
20%
DD
EN
CR
LC
VU
37%
EN NT
6%
LC
CR EW
6%
RE

VU
10%
NT
16%

Distribution and restricted distribution was estimated, inferred or calculated based on available
information at the workshop. In case of species with information only from literature or known only
from type localities, depending on the information available of its original habitat, area of occupancy
was inferred. Number of locations and populations were inferred or estimated based on the number of
localities. Although IUCN definitions for the two terms are dependent on genetic flow and threats
respectively.

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Although lot of information is compiled from literature on the species but information pertaining to
habitats, distribution, taxonomic validity, population data was derived during the course of the
workshop.

The most species of mammals belong to Chiroptera, which is 49, however; this is the group, which is
least studied in Pakistan. To comprehend this, the latest information and assessments of the 2002
C.A.M.P. on Bats was used and information is mostly taken as such. One species Nyctalus leisleri or
Leisler’s Noctule or Hairy-armed Bat was found Endangered and 6 other species were found
threatened category as vulnerable. Habitat loss was considered one of the major threats to bats.
Many commensal species with good adaptation to managing environment and wide distribution were
not categorized as threatened. Those species categorized as threatened or near threatened with
restricted distribution were assessed as such because of some significant change to their habitat,
either in decrease in area or decrease in quality of habitat (Molur et al., 2002).

Number of mature individuals was indicated for some well-studied species with restricted distribution
or inferred from literature.

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Comparative Analysis: National Assessments and Global Assessments
(For Selected Species only):
A comparative analysis of national species assessments (2003) of Pakistan’s Mammals with global
assessments (IUCN Red List, 2003) is given below in table 6;

Table 7: Comparative Analysis of National Assessments with Global Assessments

(Conservation Assessment and Status of the Pakistan’s Mammals)

No. Order/ Species IUCN IUCN

National Status Global Red List Status
(2003) (2003)
CHIROPTERA
1. Eptesicus nasutus – DD VU A2c ver 2.3(1994)
Sindh Bat, Sindh Serotine or Persian
Serotine
2. Nyctalus leisleri – EN D1 LR/nt ver 2.3(1994)
Leisler’s Noctule or Hairy-armed Bat
3. Nyctalus montanus NT LR/nt ver 2.3(1994)
Mountain Noctule
4. Rhinolophus blasii – NT LR/nt ver 2.3(1994)
Blasius’ or Peters’ Horseshoe Bat
5. Rhinolophus ferrumequinum – VU B2ab(iii) LR/nt ver 2.3(1994)
Greater Horseshoe Bat
6. Rhinolophus hipposideros – VU B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) VU A2 ver 2.3(1994)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
PRIMATES
7. Macaca mulatta mulatta– NT LR/nt ver 2.3(1994)
Rhesus Macque
8. Semnopithecus entellus – NT LR/nt ver 2.3(1994)
Grey Langur or Hanuman Langur

9. Manis crassicaudata – EN È VU B2ab (ii, LR/nt ver 2.3(1994)

Indian Pangolin or Scaly Anteater iii)
CARNIVORA
10. Acinonyx jubatus – RE VU C2a(i) ver 3.1 (2001)
Cheetah
11. Felis margarita – CR C2a(i) NT ver 3.1 (2001)
Sand Cat or Dune Cat
12. Hyaena hyaena – CR C2a(i) LR/nt ver 2.3 (1994)
Striped Hyaena
13. Lutra lutra – NT VU A2cde ver 2.3(1994)
Common Otter
14. Lutrogale perspicillata – NT VU A1acd ver 2.3(1994)
Smooth-coated Otter or Indian Otter
15. Otocolobus manul – NT NT ver 3.1(2001)
Pallas’ Cat or Steppe Cat
16. Panthera leo persicus – RE EN C2a(i) ver 3.1 (2001)
Asiatic Lion (extinct in Pakistan)
17. Panthera tigris – RE EN C2a(i) ver 3.1(2001)
Tiger (extinct in Pakistan)
18. Prionailurus viverrinus – NT VU C2a(i) ver 3.1(2001)
Fishing Cat
19. Uncia uncia – CR C2a(i) EN C2a(i) ver 3.1(2001
Snow Leopard or Ounce

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20. Ursus thibetanus – EN È VU C1 VU A1cd ver 2.3(1994)
Asiatic Black Bear or Himalayan Black
Bear
21. Vulpes bengalensis – NT DD ver 2.3(1994)
Indian or Bengal Fox
22. Vulpes cana – NT DD ver 2.3(1994)
Blanford’s Fox or King Fox
23. Vulpes rueppellii – VU B2ab(ii,iii)
Rueppell’s Fox or Sand Fox
PERISSODACTYLA
24. Antilope cervicapra – RE NT ver 3.1(2001)
Blackbuck
25. Capra aegagrus blythi – NT VU A2cde ver 2.3(1994)
Wild Goat or Persian Pasang
26. Capra falconeri megaceros– VU C1a;D EN A2cde ver 2.3(1994)
Straight horned Markhor
27. Cervus duvauceli – RE VU C1 ver 2.3(1994)
Swamp Deer or Barasingha
28. Gazella subgutturosa – CR C2a (i);D NT ver 3.1(2001)
Goitred Gazelle or Persian Gazelle
29. Moschus chrysogaster – EN B1ab(ii,iii); LR/nt ver 2.3(1994)
Himalayan Musk Deer C2a(i)
30. Naemorhedus goral – VU C1+C2a(i) LR/nt ver 2.3(1994)
Himalayan Goral or Grey Goral
31. Ovis vignei punjabensis – EN C2a(i) VU A2cde ver 2.3(1994)
Punjab Urial
32. Rhinoceros unicornis – RE EN B1+2cde ver
Great One-horned Rhinoceros or 2.3(1994)
Indian One-horned Rhinoceros
(extinct in Pakistan)
RODENTIA
33. Cricetulus migratorius- LC LR/nt ver 2.3(1994)
Migratory Hamster or Grey Hamster
34. Dryomys nitedula – EN È Vu B1ab LR/nt ver 2.3(1994)
Forest Dormouse (iii)+2ab(iii)
35. Eupetaurus cinereus – EN B2ab(ii,iii) C2a EN A2ce, B1+2cd, C2a
Woolly Flying Squirrel (i) ver 2.3(1994)
36. Marmota caudata – LC LR/nt ver 2.3(1994)
Long-tailed Marmot or
Kashmir Marmot
CETACEA

37. Balaenoptera edeni – DD DD ver 2.3(1994)

Bryde’s Whale
38. Balaenoptera musculus – DD EN A1abd ver 2.3(1994)
Great Blue Whale or
Sulphur-bottomed Whale
39. Balaenoptera physalus – DD EN A1abd ver 2.3(1994)
Common Rorqual or Common Finback
40. Dugong dugon – DD VU A1cd ver 2.3(1994)
Dugong (extra-limital)
41. Megaptera novaeangliae – DD VU A1ad ver 2.3(1994)
Humpback Whale
42. Neophocaena phocaenoides – DD DD ver 2.3(1994)
Little Indian Porpoise or
Black Finless Porpoise

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Endemic Species:
Only three taxa of mammals are endemic to Pakistan. One species i.e. Indus Dolphin Platanista
minor is declared as an endangered (EN) species at the C.A.M.P. workshop.

Two endemic sub species including Balochistan Black Bear

Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus declared as Critically Endangered (CR)
and Ovis vignei punjabensis Punjab Urial as Endangered.

Table 8: List of Endemic Species/ sub-species of Pakistan:

Sr. No Taxa IUCN

National Status
1. Eupetaurus cinereus – EN B2ab (ii,iii) C 2a (i)
Woolly Flying Squirrel
2. Platanista minor – 6 EN C2a(i)
Indus Dolphin or Bhulan
3. Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus – CR C2a (i); D
Balochistan Black Bear
4. Ovis vignei punjabensis EN C 2a (i)
Punjab Urial

Note: Seventeen species of bats are endemic to South Asia. Endemic bats in South Asia are all highly restricted
in distribution (Molur et al., 2002).
For Endemic species also consult (Roberts, 1997; Mirza, 2004)

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In Pakistan, Indus Dolphin Platanista minor is considered as an endemic species, different from Platanista
gangetica occurring in Ganges in India. Please also see footnote on page 48.

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Data Source and Quality:
Assessments were conducted from a wide variety and quality of data available at the workshop. Most
of the information on taxonomy and distribution was gathered from literature. Information was
available through more recent studies (such as Punjab Urial Ovis vignei, Wooly Flying Squirrel
Eupetaurus cinereus, Wolf Canis lupus, Golden Marmot Marmotta cauadata, Indian Pika Ochotona
roylei, Himalayan Ibex Capra ibex, Markhor Capra falconeri falconeri and few species of small
mammals) which provided updated information with respect to new localities, habitat characteristics,
population information, threats, updated distribution information, habits and habitat of the species.
The following figure illustrates the quality of data used in the assessments.

Figure 3: Quality of Data for Pakistan Mammals Assessments

Indirect Information
Museum/Literature 15%

Informal Sightings
Museum/Literature
37%
General Field Studies
General Field Studies
Indirect Information 20%

Informal Sightings
28%

Data Deficient Species:

Thirty-seven (37) species were found to be Data deficient.

Most importantly, all species of Cetacean, apart from one, have been assessed as Data Deficient due
to lack of specific information for these species There have been very occasional sightings which
have not provided sufficient data to assign them to any other category. Eight of the total of forty-nine
(49) species of Chiroptera has been assessed as Data Deficient.

Some wildlife professionals think that it is not possible to determine the status of certain species in
the wild on the small amount of hard data available. Individuals attempting to assess and categorize
species using IUCN Red List Criteria and Categories often jump to the conclusion that a species is
Data Deficient when information is sparse. On the contrary, the IUCN Red List Criteria and Guidelines
are very clear in stating that if no observations are available, then inference, estimates, and
predictions are permitted within reason. However, consistency in applying boundaries of the limits to
inference is crucial (Molur et al., 2002). In the C.A.M.P. workshop, there was a tendency by
participants to declare many bats being Data Deficient. However, when the confidence level in the
process of logical deduction provided by the criteria increased, many species were found to have
sufficient data to assign a status, and with this limited data and inference within reason, the
justification also could be adopted.

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 Threatened Mammals of Pakistan
(Category Wise Details of Threatened Species)
The species accounts are only given for the country of Pakistan, for species in threatened categories
i.e. Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable. Habitat, distribution, threats and national
status are compiled and assessed on the basis of Pakistan’s Mammals CAMP data. Conservation
measures and priorities are recommended after overall analysis of CAMP exercise as well as
consideration of other dynamics.

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED (CR)

Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus Blanford, 1877
Balochistan Black Bear

Description: This subspecies is primarily distinguished by its much

smaller size than others. The head and body length of an adult male with
the tail is found to be 80 cm. This Balochistan subspecies has
comparatively short, coarse fur and quite often this appears to change to a
reddish brown color.
Habitat: Rugged arid mountains with sparse shrub vegetation.
Recently Known Localities: Khuzdar, Sheengar, Pab Range, Kohi-e-Siya
in Kharan, Takhte-Suleman, Muth, Marghar, Neel Takhi, Tanbo, Khaseen Kund, Paritaghar, Tattoo,
Chishki, Pichighar, Moonmandi, Sukhdasht and Koi Zindodasht.
Threats: Habitat degradation, killing for pride, thrill and bravery as it’s is also considered an enemy
species.
National status: Critically Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further research and data is needed to ascertain
the population trends and prioritize conservation implications. Public education and awareness along
with strict effective law enforcement is recommended.

Ursus arctos isabellinus Horsfield, 1826

Brown Bear
Description: The brown bear of the Himalayas varies much in size
and color, which generally appears as a sandy or reddish brown.
There is a conspicuous hump of longer hairs over the shoulders and no
noticeable ruff of longer hair on the neck. The ears are small and rounded and the lips are noticeably
protruding and mobile.
Habitat: Temperate grasslands, alpine meadows, sub alpine scrub zones, areas above tree line
Recently Known Localities: Deosai National Park, Lalazar, Kabkot, Sadpara, Khunjerab National
Park, Askoli.
Threats: Disturbance in the habitat, considered enemy species, killing for thrill and bravery for
medicinal uses of organs, including enhancing sexual potential; shooting out of excitement as people
consider it as a harmful species; hunting- due to regional/international trade for medicine.
National status: Critically Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Strict law enforcement, public education and
awareness about this important species, effective implementation of the existing policies and
management plans. Integrated research on wildlife and human conflicts and applied conservation
aspects may be undertaken.

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Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776)
Ratel or Honey Badger
Description: Its coarse body fur is sharply divided
horizontally in two contrasting colors. The top half of the
head, upper neck and back are silvery-grey, whilst the
limbs, belly, lower cheeks and muzzle are jet black. The
fore-limbs are powerfully developed and bowed inwards
like those of the bear. Males are slightly heavier and an
adult specimen may weight up to 10kg.
Habitat: Hot desert, caves, other subterranean habitat
near expanding human settlements due to the availability
of bones.
Recently Known Localities: Extremely rare in the more densely populated tracts of the Indus basin
but occurs in the southern part of Balochistan as well as southern Sindh. Some observations have
been recorded in the Kirthar National park, Mahal Kohsitan Wildlife Sanctuary, Surjan, Sumbuk,
Othiano, Eri game reserve, Mekran, Lasbela, Kalat and Chaghai.
Threats: Habitat fragmentation, reduction of food species and it is considered an enemy species.
National status: Critically Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further field research and public awareness is
recommended.

Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus, 1758)

Striped Hyaena

Description: The Striped Hyaena has a conspicuous

crest of longer hair extending like a mane from the
crown of the head to the pelvis. The ears lack any bursa
or pouch-like fold on their outer margin and are sharply
haired and black skinned. The legs are relatively long
and slim. The dorsal crest generally has black hair and
these are erected when the animal is nervous or excited.
Habitat: Rocky areas, hot desert, wild open valley,
semi-desert areas.
Recently Known Localities: Kall, Bhal, Palugram, Daphar Plantation, Jals park, Qaderabad, Sukh-
Beas near Chunian & Changa Manga, Kirthar National Park.
Threats: It is considered as an enemy species, habitat destruction and fragmentation. Due to the
non-availability of natural food tends it tends to scavenge near human habitations and increasing
incidents for its killing.
National status: Critically Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further field research wherever it sis recently
reported to determine the status and to understand better the negative trends, habitat quality and
population trends.

Felis margarita Loche, 1858

Sand Cat or Dune Cat

Description: Felis margarita is smaller than the

other two species (F. silvestris and F. chaus),
generally with a longer tail and shorter legs. The
distal one-third of the tail bears two or more thin
black rings and the terminal tuft is black. The fore
legs have four or five faint, dark brown stripes on the
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of a male is 57cm.
Habitat: Hot desert
Recently Known Localities: Balochistan, Nushki
Threats: Persecution by Houbara hunters.
National status: Critically Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further research to assess the population and
habitat assessments is recommended.

Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776)

Caracal or Red Lynx

Description: Caracal caracal is more slender in build and smaller than the Himalayan Lynx. The
body fur is comparatively short and dense. The backs of the ears are entirely black with a frosting of
white hairs. The face bears conspicuous black marking in the form of two short vertical bars above
each eye and a broad black smudge above the corner of the mouth and at the base of the vibrissae.
The area around the lips and the chin is whitish.
Habitat: Subtropical / Arid subtropical thorn forest, scrubland, rocky areas, hot desert, wild open
valley, semi desert.
Recently Known Localities: Lal Sohanra National Park, Kirthar National Park, Runn of Kutch
Wildlife Sanctuary
Threats: habitat fragmentation, shortage of food due to drought effects, poisoning by shepherds, and
increasing human disturbance in the core habitats.
National status: Critically Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further research on the state of habitat and status
of the species in the wild is recommended in Lal Suhanra National park, Kirthar National park, Nara
Game Reserve, Kala Chitta Range, Dureji Game Reserve and Chumbi Surla Wildlife Sanctuary and
wherever reported.

Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Panther or Leopard

Description: A large male Panthera pardus may stand up to

66cm at the shoulder; the head and body length is 117cm. The
tail is very long and slender averaging about two third of the head
and body length. Panthers from the more arid regions of
Balochistan weigh more than 40 kg. It has a deep, laterally
compressed body with comparatively short, stout legs and very
broad and large paws. The neck is thick and muscular; ears are
black on their dorsal surface with conspicuous round, white spots.
The body color varies from a golden orange color to a paler
greenish fawn, closely marked all over with black rosettes. The tail
and forehead bears spots.
Habitat: Oriental faunal zone in the northern mountains westward along the western mountains into
ranges around Quetta.
Recently Known Localities: Ayubia National Park, Manglot Wildlife Park, Dareen, Toreshore, Zari,
Khalifat range, Penchar
Threats: Considered as enemy species, degradation and fragmentation of the habitats, shortage of
food species, shooting out of excitement or fear, over exploitation, hunting-and gathering of parts for
illegal trade.
National status: Critically Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Research to evaluate status of the food species,
state of the remaining habitat, status of the wild populations and census of the species, especially in
NWFP is recommended. Funding for research and conservation is crucially required.

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Uncia uncia Schreber, 1775
Snow Leopard or Ounce

Description: Uncia uncia is similar in general appearance to Panthera pardus. It is generally smaller
in size with a relatively longer tail which is much thicker and bushier. The tail is the most striking
feature. The head and body length varies from 100-120 cm; it stands about 56-60cm at the shoulder.
The forelegs are relatively short and powerful and the paws appear particularly large. It has long,
broad nose with powerful jaws and relatively short, rounded ears. The body color is grey to grayish
buff with widely scattered black spots on the outer surface of the limbs, merging to large, black
rosettes along the upper flanks and back.
Habitat: Alpine dry steppe, permanent snow fields, rocky areas in the palaerctic range of northern
mountains.
Recently Known Localities: Bar valley in Gilgit, Skardu, Ghizar, Tooshi game reserve in Chitral,
Chitral Gol National Park, Kohistan, Naran, Mahodand and Utrot valleys in Swat, Khunjerab National
park (Dhee nullah), and Passu Glacier.
Threats: Human disturbance through livestock grazing, habitat fragmentation, reduction in the
population of prey animals, poisoning by shepherds, Illegal trade of animal parts, hunting for
regional/international trade in its fur.
National status: Critically Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Investigative research needs to be carried out on
human-wildlife conflicts in this case, evaluation of the availability of food species, state of habitat and
status of species is recommended. It is important to explore exact numbers of the adequate
populations of wild ungulates in the core habitat, satellite imagery techniques may also be used to
study its dispersal and migration for effective monitoring and conservation efforts; effective
conservation education and awareness is needful.

Equus hemionus khur Pallas, 1775

Indian Wild Ass or Onager
Description: It is larger than the Wild Asses of Ethiopia and
the Sudan. Onager is a reddish tan animal with creamy white
legs, lower neck, belly, inside of thighs and buttocks. It differs
from the domestic strain. The upright stiff mane of hairs ends
abruptly and consists of dark chestnut hairs.
Habitat: Hot desert, semi-desert, areas with poor vegetation cover.
Distribution: Nagar parker bordering areas, mud flatlands of Runn of Katch.
Threats: habitat loss, poaching, taming for domestication, killing out of excitement, picking of young
ones for domestication.
National status: Critically Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Research is needed to know current remaining
individuals in fragmented areas of Sindh. Strict law enforcement is imperative for future survival of the
species.

Gazella subgutturosa (Sykes, 1831)

Goitred Gazelle or Persian Gazelle

Description: Gazella subgutturosa is indistinguishable from the much

more familiar Indian Gazelle. The head and body length is about
100.7cm (3.5ft). Adult males weigh up to 24 kg. The ears are long and
slender. The inside of the ear is thickly fringed with white hairs. The tail
is longer than that of the wild goat. The body is covered with long,
rather coarse reddish-grey hairs in winter. In summer the body fur is
shorter and reddish- brown in color.
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Balochistan.
Recently Known Localities: Jhalwar in Balochistan.
Threats: Ruthless hunting is the main threat, loss of habitat through up-rooting of anchor plants,
habitat fragmentation through increasing human Intrudence, over grazing from domestic livestock,
prolonged drought, mining (extraction) activities and excessive hunting.
National status: Critically Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Control illegal hunting by strict law enforcement,
habitat quality assessment is recommended and monitoring of existing populations and public
awareness is highly recommended.

Ovis ammon polii Linnaeus, 1758

Marco Polo Sheep

Description: The long outward curving horns, developed in

mature males are striking features of Ovis ammon polii. The
legs and belly are creamy-white without any darker pattern
on the frontal area. The neck in the rams tends to be heavy
and muscular. The tail is short and not bushy. In both sexes
the legs appear relatively long and slender.
Habitat: Alpine areas near high mountains and snow fields,
alpine scrubland and grassland
Recently Known Localities: Extreme southern tip of Pamir plateau in Pakistan at Khunjerab Pass
and Kilik Mintika Passes. Northern ranges of Karakorums, Karchnai nullah in Khunjerab National
Park, Sakhtarabad
Threats: Poaching and trade of parts, human disturbance, competition with domestic livestock in its
core habitat.
National status: Critically Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further research to know latest population trends is
recommended in the core habitats in the areas of Khunjerab National Park and Kilik Mintika reserves.
Education of remote mountain communities about the importance of the species, strict law
enforcement as well as regular mentoring of the existing populations is highly recommended.
Redcution in grazing pressure is highly recommended.

Marmota himalayana (Hodgson, 1841)

Himalayan Marmot
Description: This Marmot is about the same size as the long-tailed marmot, but can be distinguished
by the more subtly colored long tail. The top of the head is not black nor is there any distinctive outer
ring of black hairs around the eyes. The face is a darker brown than the rest of the body. The ears are
small, rounded and thickly fringed with hairs both inside and outside.
Habitat: Alpine grasslands at the edges of the glaciers and rocky areas with deep soil.
Recently Known Localities: North and North-east of Skardu, North of Shyok river. It is confined to
fewer parts in Pakistan; otherwise it is widely distributed extralimitally.
Threats: Grazing activities in its limited habitat
National status: Critically Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further research to ascertain the current status of
population and state of habitat is recommended.

ENDANGERED (EN)
Moschus chrysogaster (Hodgson, 1839)
Musk deer

Description: This little deer has very peculiar speckled coarse fur, hind legs longer than the fore,
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thickly fringed on the inside with white hairs. It is a shy species confining to upper limits of the high
altitude grasslands and shrub lands.
Habitat: Mixed coniferous forest in winter and Birch forest in summer, also high altitude grasslands
and shrub lands.
Recently Known Localities: Machiara National park, Salkhla Game reserve, Ghamot Game
reserve, Bar palas, Gumrat valley, Fairy meadows, Darel range, Dir Kohistan, Moji game reserves.
Threats: Very high human interference through poaching, hunting, timber collection, over grazing
from livestock. At times the young ones mix with the domestic livestock herds. Regardless of the sex
and age group and maturity of musk pods the pods are collected even in the non-breeding season.
Local trade is common, over exploitation of the medicinal and other diet plants from its core habitat.
National Status: Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Strict law enforcement, field-based research to
determine current latest population in all areas of occurrence is urgently needed. Development and
implementation of the species recovery plans is crucially important.

Canis lupus pallipes Sykes, 1831

Wolf

Description: This species is considerably smaller than

those found in subarctic regions of the northern
hemisphere. A large male weighs 24kg. There is little color
variation and usually grayish fawn in color. The face is
greyer having a mixture of black and white hairs, being
blacker on the forehead with predominantly white and
fawn hair around the eyes. Short bushy tail which barely
reaches the hocks and is black-tipped with black
predominant on the dorsal surface.
Habitat: Subtropical scrubland, tropical dry scrubland, hot
desert, open areas, tropical thorn forest.
Recently Known Localities: Occurs in all mountainous regions from Balochistan up to Chitral, Gilgit,
and Baltistan in the north. Also in Deosai National park in the areas of Karabos, Bubind and Sadpara.
Extremely rare throughout the Indus plains and survives mainly in the desert regions such as
Cholistan and Tharparkar. In Balochistan its range appears to extend over the whole province from
the Makran coast to Zhob.
Threats: Decline in habitat quality due to decline of prey species, it is considered an enemy species,
also habitat is degraded due to the land-use pattern and fragmentation, increasing human
interference through developmental activities, decrease in the quality of habitat due to forest clearing,
hunting and decline in its prey species. It is almost gone from Khirthar National Park and Thar.
National status: Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: It is difficult but restoration of food species in the
wild should be one priority. Conservation education and public awareness is recommended. Further
research highlighting status of the wild populations, man-wildlife conflicts and potential solutions
through changing public attitudes and education is recommended.

Muntiacus muntjak (Zimmermann, 1780)

Indian Muntjac or Barking Deer

Description: Muntiacus muntjak has short hind legs. The outer vestigial hooves are hardly developed
at all and may even be entirely lacking. It has large round ears; in males upper canines are
elongated. Adults stand 41-61cm high at the shoulder with the body length 80-100cm. the body fur is
short, soft and highly glossy with no under-fur and it is generally a bright yellowish-red color. Unique
head appearance as the male develops two long bony pedicles covered with skin and from these the
short horns extend. The horns are less than 165mm in length usually inward curving at the tips and
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Habitat: Himalayan foothill zone, tropical dry deciduous forest, tropical thorn forest, remaining fewer
numbers only in bushlands.
Recently Known Localities: Margalla Hills National Park, Khanpur range, Lethrar.
Threats: Habitat loss, poaching near the Margalla Hills National Park boundaries, non-woody
vegetation collection from the core habitat.
National status: Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Strict law enforcement, research investigating
habitat quality and current population trend is recommended.

Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1817)

Leisler’s Noctule or Hairy-armed Bat

Description: This is a medium-sized Noctule of a darker color than the common Noctule. The dorsal
fur is blackish-brown and the belly fur is a paler brown. The low, rounded ear is blackish and naked,
both anterior and hind margins being convex when viewed from the side. The average head and body
length is 67mm.
Habitat: Buildings, forested regions and hollow trees.
Recently Known Localities: northern Mountains of Pakistan.
Threats: Habitat degradation but further investigation is required.
National status: Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Extensive field research to know its habits,
ecological role, status trends, distribution and public awareness is recommended.

Boselaphus tragocamelus (Pallas, 1766)

Nilgai or Blue Bull

Description: Nilgai are sturdy animals with stout legs and a

rather long, sloping horse-like neck and a coarse mane of
long hairs mixed with grey and white. The hair covering the
body is short and wiry. Adult males are bigger than females
with noticeably higher sloping shoulders and very thick
muscular neck. The tail is white on the ventral surface.
Habitat: Scrubland, desert scrubland, temperate
grasslands and areas of tropical thorn forest.
Recently Known Localities: Dodlan, Bajwat, Changa Manga, Kasur (only bordering areas), Lal
Sohanra, Ravi Siphon.
Threats: Habitat loss due to human interference through shifting agriculture patterns, over-grazing
pressure due to excessive domestic livestock, non-woody vegetation collection, poaching, drought
and restricted range and pollution in the habitat.
National status: Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Research is needed to further investigate the
present status and state of the habitat. Public awareness is very important to terminate the
developmental activities taking place in its core habitat. Effective law enforcement is crucial.

Capra falconeri falconeri (Wagner, 1839)

Flare-horned Markhor

Description: The spiraling horns of this Markhor are diverging outwards. The average head and body
length is 149.8cm. In appearance the animal is sturdy with short, thick legs and broad hooves. Both
sexes are a reddish-grey color with more yellowish buff tones in the summer coat and more grey in
winter. The short tail with black hair is naked at the ventral surface. The belly and legs are creamy
white with a conspicuous dark brown stripe extending from the shoulders to the base of the tail.
Habitat: Rocky areas, open valleys, dry alpine and cold desert zone, temperate steppic forest, dry
temperate forest.
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Threats: Habitat loss through increasing human settlements and pressure as well as poaching are
the main causes of its population loss.
National status: Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further conservation research is recommended to
determine the exact population trends in the areas such as district Kohistan. Monitoring of remaining
populations and their habitats is also required throughout its occurrence range. Sustainable use
through community-based trophy hunting programmes to be further promoted.

Pseudois nayaur (Hodgson, 1833)

Bharal or Blue Sheep

Description: Similar to the wild sheep but with slightly shorter legs and more stocky. The coat of this
species is blue and legs and belly is white. There is no trace of any chest ruff in adult males. In the
summer coat the underwool is shed in ragged patches and the fur becomes reddish grey in color.
Slightly longer tail with hairs on it. The horns of the male are cylindrical and very broad at the base,
curving almost horizontally outwards.
Habitat: Alpine pastures and snow fields, alpine scrub zones.
Recently Known Localities: Northern ranges of Karakorums, Shimshal Valley, Sakhtarabad nullah,
Knunjerab national Park.
Threats: Habitat loss due to extensive livestock grazing in the core habitat, poaching and disease.
National status: Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Extensive research and monitoring of remaining
population is recommended. Strict law enforcement and community-based conservation/ sustainable
use are recommended depending on the population size and habitat conditions.

Ovis vignei punjabensis Lydekker, 1913

Punjab Urial

Description: Punjab Urial is a social animal which

travels gregariously. Often males tend to be smaller
and stockier in build compared with the sub species in
Balochistan and mature rams develop a conspicuous
saddle mark in the form of a vertical band of mixed
and black and white hairs. It often has horns which are
much larger at their base than those of the Balochistan
population
Habitat: Subtropical/tropical dry scrubland, scrub forest tropical thorn forest, low-hill range, rolling stones
Recently Known Localities: Salt Range, Kala Chitta Hills, Kalabagh Reserve.
Threats: Habitat fragmentation creating isolated pockets of the species, increasing human
interference, roadways, habitat loss due to over grazing and shifting agriculture, capturing of fawns as
pet, hybridizers, sub-national/national trade.
National status: Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Effective system of sustainable use may provide a
long-term answer for its conservation. Creation of wildlife corridors in isolated pockets to safeguard
existing populations is strongly recommended. Habitat assessment and regular monitoring of the
various scattered populations is imperative.

Ovis vignei vignei Blyth, 1841

Ladakh Urial

Description: The body fur is more grayish in winter and less red, chest ruff is comparatively short
with black hairs predominantly. The horns turn inwards at their tips and often the wrinkles or
corrugations are rather shallow and indistinct.
Habitat: Gentle slopes of alpine areas and upper temperate zone.
Recently Known Localities: Northern Himalayas, Chitral, Gilgit, Shigar, Bunji, Rondu Baltistan.

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Threats: Habitat degradation, poaching, lamb picking, disease transfer from domestic livestock.
National status: Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: A systematic range management practice for
livestock and wildlife is recommended. Public awareness about the importance of the species and
research is recommended evaluating impact of local communities on the core habitat. Sustainable
use may be recommended to have a long-term conservation solution.

Eupetaurus cinereus Thomas, 1888

Woolly Flying Squirrel
Description: Slightly larger in body size, with a comparatively smaller bushy tail than the other
species inhabiting Pakistan. The dorsal fur is brownish grey having a scattering of pale buff-tipped
hairs. The ears are slightly smaller and feet are comparatively larger and stronger than Petaurista.
Habitat: Dry temperate ecological zone, blue pine and juniper forests, cavity dweller in the rocks and
cliffs at around 9,000 feet.
Recently Known Localities: Hindukush range in Chitral and Gilgit.
Threats: Fast habitat loss/ degradation and fragmentation through timber extraction, selective logging
in the core habitat.
National status: Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Conservation education and public awareness
about its importance, research to evaluate the status and state of habitat is recommended. Timber
extraction from its core habitat must be stopped.

Platanista minor Owen, 1853

Indus Dolphin or Bhulan
Description: Platanista minor is one of the worlds most specialized
Freshwater dolphins, confined to the fluvial. It differs from other
dolphins in the broad, spade-shaped flippers and the rostrum,
or beak which is relatively long and very slender. The color is
purplish grey, being paler ventrally. The skin is soft and satiny to
the touch in surprising contrast to harsh skin of shark.
Average body length is 1.3 m and average weight is 21kg.
Habitat: Fresh waters, riverine habitats such as Indus.
Recently Known Localities: Sukkur, Guddu and Chashma barrages.
Threats: Habitat degradation due to construction of dams and barrages, increased water pollution,
over fishing practices, considered harmful species by fishermen, occasionally got stranded in Canals.
National status: Endangered
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Conservation education, public awareness and
habitat assessment is recommended and effective law enforcement is crucial. Industrial effluents
entry must be stopped in the tributary rivers. Sustainable fish harvesting practices in its habitat would
keep the species safe.

VULNERABLE (VU)
Rousettus aegyptiacus (E. Geoffroy, 1810)
Egyptian Fruit Bat
Description: Medium sized fruit bat with a comparatively large head and dog like muzzle. There is
short vestigial tail. The hind feet are large with well developed claw on each of the five digits. The
wing span is about 61cm (24 in).the skin of the wing and the tail membranes is dark brown in contrast
to jet black of other species. When hanging vertically in its diurnal roost the head is normally carried
at right angles to the rest of the body. The dental formula is incisors 2/2, canines 1/1, pre molars 3/3
and molars 2/3 and weight of this species is 78g.
Habitat: Inhabit in caves, in the sea cliffs near Clifton.
Recently Known Localities: Sindh (Karachi and at Lak Bidok in Lasbela)

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Threats: Habitat destruction, further investigation is needed.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further research to evaluate the status of
population, diurnal roots and state of habitat is recommended. Public awareness is recommended.

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774)

Greater Horseshoe Bat

Description: The noseleaf of Greater Horseshoe Bat consists of a thin, flattened disc of naked
pinkish brown skin just above the upper lip. At its upper or posterior end and between the eyes the
noseleaf narrows to a thin pointed appendage which is referred to as the lancet. As the name implies,
this bat is one of the larger species and is almost twice the size of the other four Rhinolophus
recorded in Pakistan.
Habitat: Northern Himalayan valleys, dark roosting places, dry climate of southern Balochistan.
Recently Known Localities: Dir Kohistan, Balochistan (Kalat and Nushki)
Threats: Habitat degradation, however, further investigation is needed..
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further research to evaluate the status of
population, diurnal roots and state of habitat is recommended.

Triaenops persicus Dobson, 1871

Persian Trident Bat
Description: These bats exhibit great diversity in coloration, through gray, brown, and red.
Individuals in some areas are pale buff, almost white. Head and body length is 35 to 62mm and adult
weight is 8 to 15 grams.
Habitat: Dry temperate forest; inhabit sheltered natural caves, underground channels, crevices, cliffs.
Recently Known Localities: Sindh (Gharo, Thatta)
Threats: Habitat degradation, however, further investigation is needed.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further research to evaluate the status of
population, diurnal roots and state of habitat is recommended.

Myotis mystacinus (Kuhl, 1817)

Whiskered Bat
Description: Distinctively colored with the dorsal fur blackish basally, but brown distally. Ventrally,
the hairs are again blackish basally but whitish or creamy white distally. In their diurnal roost at the
onset of dusk they can be heard giving a rather low-pitched buzzing squeak.
Habitat: Desert, semi desert, warm tropical land montane forest, moist temperate forest.
Recently Known Localities: Punjab and North West Frontier province
Threats: Habitat degradation, however, further investigation is needed.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further research to evaluate the status of
population, diurnal roots and state of habitat is recommended

Pipistrellus savii (Bonaparte, 1837)

Savi’s Pipistrelle

Description: This is relatively small pipistrelle with the dorsal fur markedly darker and contrasting
with pale brown belly-fur. The tragus is half the ear length and the thumb is relatively short.
Habitat: Well wooded areas.
Recently Known Localities: NWFP and Punjab
Threats: Habitat degradation, however, further investigation is needed..
National status: Vulnerable

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Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further research to evaluate the status of
population, diurnal roots and state of habitat is recommended

Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800)

Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Description: These bats are distinguished from those of the genus Rhinolophus by the feature of
nose and ear, the character of teeth and greater posterior width of the skull. Many species of
hipposideros have a sac behind the nose leaf that can be averted at will. The nose leaf and ears often
twitch while these bats are hanging. These bats fly lower than most bats and catch insects.
Habitat: Inhabit in sheltered natural caves, man made tunnels and pathways.
Recently Known Localities: Gilgit, Malakand agency, Zhob district in Balochistan.
Threats: Habitat degradation, however, further investigation is needed.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further research to evaluate the status of
population, diurnal roots and state of habitat is recommended.

Manis crassicaudata Gray, 1827

Indian Pangolin or Scaly Anteater
Description: The Indian Pangolin has a relatively tiny head, a hump-backed body and a thick
tapering tail almost equal in length to its body. The scales bear fine longitudinal striation on their
surface. There is hardly any external ear and the muzzle tapers to a narrow, down-curving snout. The
hind legs are stout and rather columnar with five blunt pinkish white toe nails.
Habitat: Desert areas, barren hilly areas, also in sub-tropical thorn forest.
Recently Known Localities: Around Mangla, Potohar and Salt Range across Indus south to near
Karachi and northward in the mountainous areas upto Kallat.
Threats: Habitat Loss, occasionally killed out of fear for having an odd shape.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Extensive field research to evaluate the state of
habitat and status of population as well as public awareness is recommended.

Vulpes rueppelli (Schinz, 1825)

Rueppell’s Fox or Sand Fox
Description: Smaller than the common red fox but similar in its
general appearance. The enormous ears are its distinctive
feature. The tip of the tail is white. There is an area of black-
tipped hairs about three inches from the base of the tail. The
soles of the feet are completely covered with long, soft fawn
hairs which conceal the pads.
Habitat: Desert, rolling sand dunes
Distribution: Balochistan, Chaghai & Kharan desert, It is a palerarctic species.
Threats: Habitat degradation, also considered as a game enemy species, exploited for skin trade.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Extensive field research to evaluate the state of
habitat and status of population as well as public awareness is recommended.

Ursus thibetanus thibetanus G. [Baron] Cuvier, 1823

Asiatic Black Bear or Himalayan Black Bear
Description: Ursus thibetanus in northern Pakistan has the black body fur at back reaches a length
of 50mm. There is a ruff of extra-long, coarse hairs fringing the cheeks and running down each side
of the neck. The body is jet-black except for the muzzle which is reddish brown.
Habitat: Himalayan moist temperate forest and Himalayan dry temperate forests. Unlike the Brown
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Recently Known Localities: North West Frontier Province, Azad Kashmir.
Threats: Habitat degradation, killing out of excitement, considered as an enemy species and there is
gradual decline of population.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Habitat assessment, public awareness, and
conservation education is recommended.

Axis porcinus (Zimmermann, 1780)

Hog Deer or Para

Description: Small deer with short delicate legs and

rather bulky heavy body. Its pelage is coarse, and
the general coloration is dark olive-brown, lacking
any rufescent tinges when viewed from a distance.
It has round ears which are fringed from inside with
white hairs. The short tail is quite bushy. The surface
of the horns is somewhat smooth with less
corrugation.
Habitat: Shrub dominated wetlands, artificial terrestrial plantations like Changa Manga, riverine area.
Recently Known Localities: Changa Manga Plantation, Head Qadarabad, Ferozwalla, Head
Marala, Taunsa wildlife Sanctuary, Riverine forests in Sindh.
Threats: Degradation of its core riverine habitat and high poaching pressure, habitat loss.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Effective Law enforcement, monitoring of the
commercial exploitation of the habitat (typha cutting) is a high priority. Public awareness and control
of the increasing human induced habitat changes are recommended.

Gazella bennettii (Sykes, 1831)

Chinkara or Indian Gazelle

Description: The fur smooth, highly glossy and reddish-buff

in color. The tail is medium long and covered with a dorsal
crest of black hairs. Chinkara resembles closely the Goitered
Gazeele in external appearance and color but without
enlarged larynx. The sides of the face are patterned with
broad dark chestnut stripes from the corner of the eye to the
muzzle bordered above, and below by white stripes.
Habitat: Hot desert, subtropical/tropical scrubland, tropical thorn forest, riverine areas, semi deserts
and foothills.
Distribution: Manglot Park, Hingol, Cholistan, Thal and Thar
Threats: Over-exploitation through ruthless hunting, poaching, fawn picking, habitat degradation and
fragmentation.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further research is recommended to assess the
quality of the wild habitat and status of population. Monitoring of remaining population and effective
law enforcement is recommended to safeguard the remaining population.

Naemorhedus goral (Hardwicke, 1825)

Himalayan Goral or Grey Goral

Description: Head and body length is 105cm and weight 25-35kg. Small in size with small horns.
Body coloration in summer is generally dark grayish blue. The tail is longer than that of wild goat
species, not extending below the level of the belly and covered with black and grey hairs. The legs
are sturdy and goat like in appearance. The chest and belly are paler grey and there is a conspicuous
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Habitat: Subtropical pine, high altitude of scrubland, moist temperate forest.
Distribution: Margala National Park, Palas, Mardan mountains
Threats: Habitat loss due to fragmentation, wild fires, fuel wood collection, poaching.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Human Intrudence in the core habitat should be
minimized through improvement management measures and strict law enforcement is recommended.

Capra falconeri megaceros Hume, 1875

Straight-horned Markhor
Description: It is diurnal, gregarious and crepuscular species.
Habitat: Temperate steppic forest, temperate semi evergreen scrub
forest, scrub forest.
Distribution: Kohe-e-Safed, Takatu range, Suleman range, Torghar
mountains.
Threats: degradation of habitat and excessive illegal poaching, local trade.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: State of habitat, latest distribution patterns, and
habitat quality should be assessed. Effective law enforcement as well as prioritization of species in
provincial and national wildlife surveys and conservation plans is recommended. There is an urgent
need to control the human interference in the core habitat.

Ovis vignei cycloceros

Afghan Urial
Description: This species is gregarious, diurnal, prefers gentle slopes of the
higher mountain ranges in association with scattered Junipers.
Habitat: Juniper forests
Recently Known Localities: Tanishpa, Shin Narai, Kundar, Khund in Torghar, Takatu,
Wakhan, Zarghoon areas.
Threats: habitat loss in the quality of habitat and fragmentation, drought and increasing human
interference, hunting and lamb picking for recreation.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Further research to assess the quality of the
habitat, overall population trends is recommended. In future, sustainable use may be recommended
after determining overall populations level.

Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758

Cape Hare

Description: Distinguishable in the field by its generally greyer body

fur and slightly heavier build. It differs from the desert hare in having
a much longer and softer pelage with a thick, blue-grey under wool
during the winter. There is a fairly distinctive black margin to the tips
of the ears and the back of the tail is pure black. The head-body
length averages 413mm and the tail averages 85mm. The belly fur is
comparatively longer and pure white.
Habitat: Arid, semi-arid, gravel sandy and sandy habitat.
Recently Known Localities: Azad Kashmir, Northern areas,
western mountains and mountains and western Balochistan, Soon
valley, Nag valley, Kharan.
Threats: Poaching, habitat degradation through human interference, use of pesticides, over grazing
and fuel wood cutting.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Assessment of the habitat and extensive field
research and public awareness is recommended.

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Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766)
Giant Red Flying Squirrel or Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Description: Head and body length up to 520mm. Tail up to 630mm. Dorsal pelage rich chestnut-
brown. Tail black-tipped and hind foot with completely naked sole. In the dorsal region there is a
scattering of creamy hairs. The long tail with black tip generally averages slightly more than head and
body length. The head is round with a blunt muzzle and the area around the nose is pinkish in color.
Habitat: Moist & dry temperate forest in the northern mountains of the oriental zone.
Recently Known Localities: Baluchistan, Murree Hills, Kaghan Valley, Swat, Chitral and Azad
Kashmir
Threats: Habitat loss due to small scale subsistence logging, selective logging and clear cutting
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Extensive field research to evaluate state of
habitat, distribution and status of the current population as well as public awareness is recommended.

Hylopetes fimbriatus (Gray, 1837)

Small Kashmir Flying Squirrel

Description: Smaller than Petaurista, having a comparatively short tail, more upstanding prominent
ears and a relatively short tail, and a more pointed muzzle. The ears are hairless with the outer
margin sharply concave towards the tips. The body fur is shorter and the belly fur is creamy white in
color. The dorsal fur is a dull pinkish buff color mixed with black hairs. There is a distinctive ‘V’
shaped pattern of black hairs across the shoulders. The incisor teeth are coated with bright red
enamel.
Habitat: Moist & dry temperate forest in the northern mountains.
Recently Known Localities: Murree Hills, Kaghan Valley, Azad Kashmir, Kohistan, Hazara, Swat,
Nathiagali and some areas in Gilgit.
Threats: Habitat loss due to small scale subsistence logging, selective logging and clear cutting
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Extensive field research and public awareness is
recommended.

Dryomys nitedula (Pallas, 1778)

Forest Dormouse

Description: The body fur is pinkish-grey in color. The lower cheek and the throat are yellowish-
white. The feet are strongly developed with naked soles. The tail is darker grey than the rest of the
body and feather-shaped.
Recently Known Localities: Kharwaki Baba, Shirani State Forest, Kurram Valley, Kingergali Game
Reserve, Pallas, Harboi
Habitat: Riverine and mountain slopes, juniper forest of Balochistan.
Threats: Habitat loss and further investigation is necessary to understand the threats.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Extensive field research and public awareness is
recommended.

Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)7

Himalayan Wood Mouse or Field Mouse

7
Few researchers strongly believe that this species of Apodemus is not threatened and may put into near
theratedned category as it is easily trapped and encountered. Mnay speimces were collected by ZB Mirza in
Chitral Gol National park.

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Description: In general appearance this field mouse looks like a rather large house mouse with the
same semi-naked tail and sharp pointed muzzle. The tail is also markedly bi-colored, the dorsal
surface being brownish-grey and the ventral surface whitish.
Distribution: Himalayan range, Dir, Chitral, Kaghan, Higher mountain slopes.
Habitat: Rocky mountain slopes, sub-alpine shrub, temperate forest, dry temperate coniferous forest.
Threats: Land sliding, Habitat loss through selective logging and clear cutting as it lives in the
vulnerable habitats.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Extensive field research to know the status of
population and quality of habitat is recommended.

Gerbillus cheesmani Thomas, 1919

Cheesman’s Gerbil

Description: This is another gerbil adapted to burrowing in shifting sand dunes. In external
appearance it resembles G. gleadowi in all respects, having a pale gingery buff or reddish fawn
pelage with pure white belly, throat and cheeks.
Habitat: Desert subtropics.
Distribution: Balochistan
Threats: habitat Loss, human intrusion and huge traffic in the core habitat.
National status: Vulnerable
Conservation Measures/ Priorities Suggested: Extensive field research to assess the habitat, and
public awareness is recommended.

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 Threatened Mammals in Protected Areas of Pakistan:

The following table shows the total Protected Areas of Pakistan. It is clear that most of area is still
found in the game reserves leaving considerable opportunity for the interference of man with wildlife.

Table 9: Protected Areas in Pakistan

Region/ Province National Parks Wildlife Game Total PAs

Sanctuary Reserves
Azad Jammu & 2 0 7 9
Kashmir
Balochistan 2 14 9 25
Punjab 2 39 20 61
NWFP 5 3 28 36
Sindh 1 35 14 54
Federal Territory 1 1 1 3
Northern Areas 4 5* 9 18

Total 17 97 88 206

% of Country’s Land 3.41 3.23 4.52 11.16

Surface
(Source: Sheikh, K. 2003)
*
Two of the Wildlife Sanctuaries in the Northern Areas were redesignated as Controlled Hunting
Areas in October 1998.
** 11.16 means that this much area belongs to PA from the total land surface area of Pakistan.

The following table shows few Protected Areas of Pakistan and other key areas with distribution of
the selected species of mammals.

Table 10: Few Selected Species of Mammals with their distribution in Protected Areas
of Pakistan and other locations.

Sr. Scientific and Common Name IUCN National Protected Areas/

No. Red List Status Other Respective Location
1. Caracal caracal – Critically Lal Suhanra National Park,
Caracal or Red Lynx Endangered Kirthar National Park, Runn of
Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Felis margarita – Critically Around Zangi Nawar lake in
Sand Cat or Dune Cat Endangered Chaghai district
3. Hyaena hyaena – Critically Kirthar National Park
Striped Hyaena Endangered
4. Uncia uncial Critically Naltar Wildlife Sanctuary,
Snow Leopard Endangered Chitral Gol National Park,
Khunjerab National Park
5. Ursus arctos isabellinus – Critically Deosai National Park,
Brown Bear Endangered Khunjerab National Park,
Satpara Game Reserve
6. Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus – Critically Zhob (Sulaiman Range), Pub
Balochistan Black Bear Endangered Range,
7. Canis lupus Endangered Hazar Ganji National Park.
Wolf
8. Capra falconeri falconeri Endangered Chitral Gol national park,
Flare-horned Markhor

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9. Dryomys nitedula – Vulnerable Kharwaki baba in NWFP
Forest Dormouse
10. Eupetaurus cinereus Endangered Sai Nullah in Chilas
Woolly Flying Squirrel
11. Moschus chrysogaster Endangered Machira National Park
Musk Deer
12. Muntiacus muntjak Endangered Margalla hills National Park
Barking Deer
13. Nyctalus leisleri – Endangered Punjab and NWFP province
Leisler’s Noctule or Hairy-armed
Bat
14. Ovis vignei punjabensis Endangered Kirthar National Park,
Punjab Urial Kalabagh Game Reserve
15. Petaurista petaurista – Endangered Murree hills, Kaghan valley
Giant Red Flying Squirrel Or
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
16. Platanista minor Endangered Taunsa Wildlife Sanctuary
Indus Dolphin Indus River
17. Pseudois nayaur Endangered Khunjerab National Park.
Marcopolo Sheep
18. Ursus thibetanus – Endangered Balochistan, Shirani Tribal
Asiatic Black Bear or Himalayan area and Danasarwad
Black Bear NWFP
19. Apodemus rusiges (syn: Vulnerable Dir, Chitral, Kaghan in NWFP.
sylvaticus) – Himalayan Wood
Mouse or Field Mouse
20. Gerbillus cheesmani – Vulnerable Balochistan
Cheesman’s Gerbil
21. Naemorhedus goral – Vulnerable Margalla National Park,
Himalayan Goral or Grey Goral Votala game reserve.
22. Ovis vignei cycloceros – Vulnerable Balochistan
Afghan Urial
23. Rhinolophus ferrumequinum – Vulnerable Kalat and Nushki in
Greater Horseshoe Bat Balochistan
24. Rhinolophus hipposideros – Vulnerable Gilgit, Malakand agency and
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Zhob district

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Major Threats to Pakistan’s Mammals

Most imminent threats to the mammalian species in Pakistan include habitat loss or total degradation
of habitat in the case of a fewer species. Human interference has increased manifold and the species
would are naturally becoming restricted to the core habitats zones. Some other threats include;

ƒ Habitat fragmentation
ƒ Habitat loss due to exotic animals
ƒ Clearing and excavation of land
ƒ Hunting for medicine
ƒ Hunting for recreation
ƒ Hunting for food
ƒ Damming
ƒ Hybridization
ƒ Change in wild behavior
ƒ Extensive pesticide use
ƒ Poisoning
ƒ Air and water pollution
ƒ Interspecific competition from livestock
ƒ Political unrest causing numerous land conflicts
ƒ Trade of animal parts in the local markets
ƒ Trade for market; overexploitation
ƒ Disease
ƒ Drought

Intrusion of man in the habitat and ecosystems of many species has caused catastrophic effects on
the animal ecology and population dispersal. Species such as Barking Deer Muntiacus muntjac and
Gray Goral (Naemoredus goral) have almost disappeared from the wild following the rapid growth of
cities such as Islamabad, which kept its beauty for a long time. However, recent development of
roads and infrastructure and high demand for natural scenery near human settlements has made
serious negative impacts on the wild populations. A few species such as Rhesus Monkey (Macaca
mullata mulatta) are finding less wild food and have adapted to come near the cities of Islamabad,
Nathia Gali, Kala Bagh, and Murree to find food and, in fact, have become habituated to the food
provided by the residents/ visitors.

In case of bats, felling of roost trees for widening of roads is a common threat to fruit bats.
Deforestation for different reasons such as roads, housing, landslides, excessive tree-felling and lack
of implementation of the forest plantations has also had a negative impact on various species. Bats
that are living in caves which are tourists attractions such as ruins in Taxila, Wah Gardens and many
places near Lahore, and all these species are prone to roost disturbance. Some species of bats such
as fruit bats are considered pests and are persecuted as such (Molur et al., 2002).

Many ungulate species face hunting pressure from the local communities as well as lack of watch and
ward from authorities. Most of these species are hunted for recreation and meat. However, ongoing
trophy-hunting and community-based conservation programs all over the country have restricted this
threat; however, still there is a long way to go for the ungulate species found in the Sindh and Punjab
provinces.

Rodents are affected by land clearing, roads development, extensive housing projects, waste of water
into wild areas and eventual decrease in the burrowing sites.

Inconsistent conservation policies and lack of the implementation of action plans has also resulted in
many negative impacts on the species. Pakistan’s Biodiversity Action Plan have also prioritized
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human resources. Forest conservation and development policies also have not been properly
implemented. The loss caused by deforestation causes reduction in habitat quality.

Other indirect or direct threats are caused due to

¾ Lack of Scientific Research

¾ Poor Understanding of Ecosystem Approach
¾ Invasive or Alien species
¾ Pest Species
¾ Absence of Legislative Reforms
¾ Lack and/ or absence of direct benefits for communities in preserving biodiversity:
¾ Lack of Community-based Initiatives
¾ Weak Establishment and Infrastructure of Protected Areas

Figure 4: Threats Impacting Pakistan Mammals

Accidents
Pollution
Exploitation 5%
5%
5% Habitat Loss
Hunting for Medicine 30%
5%
Hunting for Recreation
9%

Deforestation
16% Human Interference
25%

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Conservation/ Management Recommendations:

Conservation measures and priorities are suggested in the section dealing with the species
description; however, key conservation recommendations are suggested below as a next step for the
conservation, management and sustainable use of mammalian species in Pakistan.

¾ Carry out detailed field research on species of mountains and wetlands especially those that
have been categorized CR, EN and VU.
¾ Carry out inventory of all Protected Areas’ biodiversity.
¾ Carry out detailed analysis of zoos, museums and other institutions having specimens,
samples, skins and collection of various mammalian species for updated inventory.
¾ Organize field projects on migratory mammalian species especially in the bordering areas of
Pakistan with Iran, India, Afghanistan and China.
¾ Train wildlife personnel for updated and improved wildlife management.
¾ Create incentive-based community-oriented conservation programmes all over the country.
¾ Develop special research projects to study the food web and food security of various species
in the wild.
¾ Organize detailed field visits of students, researchers, scientists and interested individuals to
remote areas of the country where many key species of mammals reside and breed or to
which they migrate.
¾ Link research with action-oriented projects.
¾ Develop an environment of active collaboration among various institutions to develop suitable
conservation projects for the protection of various species.
¾ Species such as Black Bear, Woolly Flying Squirrel, Indus Dolphin, Snow Leopard and
Blackbuck require much research on their survival, behavior and breeding. Such data would
immensely help the conservation of these endemic and critically endangered species.
¾ Train staff of captive facilities in handling of the wild animals.
¾ Develop training for captive breeding techniques and programmes and provide appropriate
exposure of individuals and agencies Involved with captive breeding to experts and to the
most up-to-date facilities.
¾ Maintain information on all projects promoting conservation and sustainable use of
biodiversity in Pakistan.
¾ Improve collaboration and information exchange among agencies that collect information
relevant to the conservation of biodiversity.

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Special Issues Working Groups:

An essential part of the CAMP workshop process is to highlight special issues, which materialize
during the workshop for further discussion in participant’s working groups following the filling of Taxon
Data Sheets. In assessing and categorizing 195 species, a number of special issues come into view
with respect to Pakistan’s mammals and their conservation.

To address the same issues; three Special Issues Working Groups were formed i.e.

1. Education and Awareness

2. Research
3. Protected areas/ Habitats/ Legislation

After detailed discussions, the working groups made recommendations, which were reported aloud in
a plenary session of all participants who made further contributions. The recommendations were
given in the form of a verbal report in the plenary session of all the participants with further
contribution and clarification from the entire workshop. These were incorporated into the written
version, which was handed in to the organizers. The draft recommendations were reviewed and then
finalized below for this report.

The full text of these recommendations and personal commitments for action is given below.

Group I: Education and Awareness

Dr. Khalid Baig (Facilitator)
Dr. Muhammad Naeem Khan (Reporter)

Members: Muhammad Arshad, Dr. Muhammad Naeem Khan, M. Hamid Ali, Muhammad Asghar,
Mohsin Farooq, Naeem A. Raja.

1. The subject of biodiversity / wildlife should be included as a chapter in science/biology for

primary and secondary education.
2. Biodiversity should be upgraded to a level of independent subject in higher secondary and
college degrees
3. At the university level, biodiversity should be identified as an independent specialization
within the faculty of Life Sciences.
4. A center of excellence in wildlife may be established at any one university / center in Pakistan
5. Teacher training in wildlife and biodiversity should be included in the entire teacher training
institutes.
6. Wildlife Department personnel should be given mandatory pre-in-service specialized training
in wildlife / biodiversity, e.g. University of veterinary and animal sciences, Lahore.
7. Outdoor activities should be promoted for schools.
8. Zoo visits, protected area visits, etc. should be organized for general public and students
9. Bird watching and other awareness activities regarding conservation of animals should be
arranged.
10. Nature clubs and societies should be established and promoted.
11. Printed and electronic media must propagate the importance of biodiversity conservation as a
sustained campaign.
12. Rikshaw and other transport should be printed with wildlife pictures of Pakistan
13. Postage stamps and revenue stamps, matchboxes, consumer products and currency should
depict Pakistan wildlife as much as possible.
14. Roadside signboards should promote wildlife conservation.
15. Islamic values of conservation of nature should be promoted
16. Ministry of Information’s publicity programmes should focus on wildlife and biodiversity.
17. Animal Welfare and human treatment of wildlife should be promoted in wildlife week.

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Group II: Title: Research
Abdul Munaf Qaimkhani (Facilitator)
Zulfiqar Ali (Reporter)

Members: Salman Ashraf, Ahmad Khan, Dr. Kashif Sheikh, Mohammad Iqbal, Iftikhar Ahmad, Irshad
Arshad, Umeed Khalid, Zulfiqar Ali, Dr. Muhammad Naeem Khan.

Issues / Concerns:

1. There is dearth of taxonomists in Pakistan.

2. There is deficiency of a bibliographic database.
3. There is lack of trained field biologists.
4. There is a deficiency in map database or GIS base facilities to create mapping.
5. There are no well-structured course in wildlife management and research in universities.

Recommendations:

1. Produce wildlife graduates at university level to produce trained field biologists in the future.
2. Develop capacity of the existing field biologists through useful training workshops
3. Develop standardized mechanisms for data collection at Family level if not possible at
species level.
4. Register taxonomists in academia to build capacity.
5. Develop a mammal GIS database within a suitable facility willing to provide resources and to
host it (IUCN, ZSD, NCCW, WWF)
6. Collect data from various organizations (GOs, NGOs & academic institutions) and to make it
available to organizations and individual researchers.
7. Develop a national level survey and monitoring team.
8. Develop monitoring mechanism for updating field data at periodic level
9. Mobilize organizations at various levels (Federal, Provincial, NGOs) to pool resources for
establishing data collection mechanism and building capacity in it.
10. Provide financial assistance through scholarships (wildlife conservation) programme to
encourage and motivate the segment for research on mammals and other wildlife.
11. Coordinate potential universities and academia to launch graduate degree level courses in
wildlife related fields and conservation-related research.
12. Development of research units within Government organizations and custodian departments.

Group III –Title: Protected Areas / Habitats / Legislation

Masood Arshad (Facilitator & Reporter)

Members: Saeed–uz–Zaman, Abdul Qadeer Mehal, Dr. Rubina, Masood Arshad, Anwar Maan, Ayaz
Khan, Dr. Kashif Sheikh, Dr. Masood Anwar and Ali Imran

I. Protected Areas
1.1 Protected Areas should support the existence and occurrence of the species
through community based approaches and other coordinated efforts, where
feasible
1.2 Management of the PAs should be made effective keeping in view
- Strengthening law enforcement
- Defining boundaries on maps and mark them on the field
- Transfer the management authority of PAs to one single authority (Wildlife Depts.)
1.3 A Management Plan should be developed for each PA along with the species-specific
management and recovery plans.
1.4 Recommendations prepared under the PA system review by wildlife experts should be
implemented by wildlife departments

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II. Habitats
2.1 Studies specific to changed habitats (linking developmental / structural / climatic
conditions) should be carried out; their effect on flora and fauna should be noted with
subsequent declaration of PAs
2.2 Habitat should also be classified and categorized or rated according to the apparent
health/ degradation or suitability level.

III. Legislation
3.1 There is a need to develop legislation according to Environmental Protection Act of 1997
3.2 Legislation is currently limited to key species and needs to be expanded to include other
critically important species.
3.3 Federal and provincial-level departments should have a clear policy regarding PA
management network, keeping in view various conventions and treaties related to
environment ratified by the Government of Pakistan

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Personal Commitments to Conservation:

Another activity undertaken at CAMP workshops is to give participants an opportunity to make

personal commitments to action after listening to recommendations of the special issues working
groups. In the Pakistan’s Mammals C.A.M.P. personal commitments included many commitments to
conduct educational and awareness activities for all of level people, about all mammalian wildlife
species and especially bats that are least studied. Other commitments included conducting surveys of
the least studied groups of the mammals of Pakistan, filling information gaps about ungulates
regarding their distribution status and life history studies, monitoring of the habitat of the Punjab Urial,
and filling information gaps about mammals distribution in Pakistan through promotion of maps and
GIS techniques.

Abdul Qadeer Mehal I will try to create awareness about bats usefulness.
Naeem Ashraf Raja I intend to start a group on least studied taxon of mammals, the bats.
Ahmed Khan The first step of 100 miles journey is taken and I am committed to continue
this journey. I will be working on Snow Leopard assessment and monitoring
as my hobby that will contribute to Red Data Book. As part of my voluntary
assignments with HUJARA, a local NGO, I will take up mammal species-
based resource unit management in the near future.
Rizwan Irshad I am already committed for doing efforts and now I have strengthened my
commitment for the same.
Rana Shahbaz Khan I will help in developing the Red Lists of the other fauna of Pakistan.
Perhaps this is the first time the IUCN authorities have invited wildlife field
workers for this important task. I would love to work in field with NGO’s like
IUCN and Zoo Outreach Organization.
Dr. M. Arshad Although I am a plant scientist, but I will study the biodiversity of mammals in
Cholistan Desert, particularly the bats.
M. Iqbal I would love wildlife as I love my family, of course, only some of them!!!
Zulfiqar Ali I have learned a lot from this CAMP workshop and I will make all my efforts
to contribute, share revised data about wildlife/ mammals.
Dr. M Naeem Khan I will not kill wildlife, I will educate kids on the importance of wildlife, I will
convince some M.PA.s on the importance of biodiversity.
M Ayaz Khan I will learn more about bats and conduct surveys in the country to get reliable
information on bats in Pakistan.
M Anwar Maan I will help to educate students at different levels about mammals of Pakistan
Salman Ashraf I will be filling the information gaps about distribution about mammal in
Pakistan through promotion of maps and GIS techniques
Masood Arshad I’ll be filling the required information gaps about the ungulates of Pakistan
with respect to their distribution, status and life history studies.
Abdul Munaf I’ll encourage the university students to create special interest for mammals
conservation and research.
Syed Ali Imran I will try to make a small presentation about status of mammals in Pakistan
and will go to a school and share it with the kids.
M. Hamid Ali Have been educating the people about the benefits of flora and fauna. I am
proud that I have at least been able to save 13,000 over 14 km long road and
hope to save the wildlife as well in Balochistan.
Shafqat Ali I will like try to convince the people of Muree Hills that the conservation of
common leopard (Panthera pardus) is essential for natural balance and
ecological system and for that they may sacrifice a little bit in the form of their
cattles which graze in the reserve forest.
Saeed-uz-Zaman I will coordinate in knowledge dissemination to the laymen regarding wild
mammals.
M Niaz Khan Special consideration to bats and to learn more about them. Social
awareness about bats, Contact with the unaware people to make them
aware about this.

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Rubina Akhtar Prepare books/ guidebooks to familiarize the general public about plants
important for habitat management and conservation essential for the survival
of human species and planet earth.
Maqsood Anwar I would like to disseminate whatever data /information collected in the field to
the general public, especially school children for their awareness about
mammals of Pakistan.
Ifikhar Ahmed I will try my best to share all the species information (from today onward) to
all those concerned so that they could plan/contribute to wildlife conservation
in Pakistan.
Mohammed Asghar I will organize and launch wildlife awareness raising camping in teacher
training institutions and general public.
M. Irshad Arshad Monitoring and habitat of Punjab Urial (Ovis vignei punjabensis) in the salt
range areas of the Punjab Province of Pakistan.
Khalid J. Baig I shall try my best to establish or facilitate my other country organizations in
the establishment of taxonomist specialist group, including mammals.
Madeeha Shoaib The workshop of CAMP from 18th – 22nd August 2003 was first exposure to
the conservation activities. In this workshop I have learned a lot about bat
species those are present in Pakistan. It is sad they are no studied so much.
If I get the chance in future, I would like to work with such an organization to
save “the bats of Pakistan” and to conserve bats. I am whole- heartedly
interested in the bat study from the angle of conservation.
Tooba Noor Through the workshop of C.A.M.P I came to know a lot about mammals that
are endangered. If any kind of help or assistance is required, I would be glad
to be of help.
Mahjabeen Niazi This workshop was my first ever exposure to the diversity and great number
of bats that exist in Pakistan. As my future commitments, if there is an effort
for the conservation of bats in Pakistan, I would whole- heartedly be
interested in their study from the angle of conservation.

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 Appendix 1

Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria

at Regional Levels

Version 3.0 (June 2003)

Prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission

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Acknowledgments:
IUCN gratefully acknowledges the dedication and efforts of the Regional Application Working Group
(RAWG). The process for developing these guidelines included workshops in Montreal (1998) and in
Washington, D.C. (2002), correspondence among members of the group, and discussions with a
great many individual members of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) and others. The members
of the RAWG were Resit Akçakaya (Turkey/USA), Leon Bennun (Kenya/UK), Tom DiBenedetto
(USA), Ulf Gärdenfors (Sweden), Craig Hilton-Taylor (South Africa/UK), C. Hyslop (Canada),
Georgina M. Mace (UK), Ana Virginia Mata (Costa Rica), S. Molur (India), Jon Paul Rodríguez
(Venezuela), S. Poss (USA), Alison Stattersfield (UK), and Simon Stuart (Switzerland/ UK/ USA).
Particular thanks must go to Dr Ulf Gärdenfors, who chaired the RAWG. Comments on this version
and earlier drafts of the guidelines were received from A. Alanen, H.-G. Bauer, D. Callaghan, G.
Carron, N. Collar, C. Dauphine, M. Gimenez Dixon, J. Golding, T. Hallingbäck, N. Hodgetts, V. Keller, O.
Kindvall, A. Kreuzberg, I. McLean, S. Mainka, B. Makinson, D. P. Mallon, I. Mannerkoski, L. Master, G.
Micali, L. Morse, M. Palmer, C. Pollock, W. Ponder, D. Procter, A. Punt, J. Rabinovich, K. Schmidt, M.
Schnittler, L. A. K. Singh, P. Skoberne, A. T. Smith, M. Tjernberg, J. Y. Wang, J. West, R. H.
Wickramasinghe, and B. Young. Furthermore many participants in national and regional Red List
training workshops have contributed by testing the guidelines on local species and through
subsequent discussions on the results. The work of the RAWG and the hosting of the meetings were
made possible through generous financial support from the Canadian Wildlife Service, The Ocean
Conservancy, and the Swedish Species Information Centre.

INTRODUCTION

The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria (IUCN 2001; see also
http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/redlists/rlcategories2000.html) were developed for classifying species
at high risk of global extinction, i.e. for assessment at the global level. At regional, national and local
levels (hereafter referred to as regional level) there are essentially two options: (1) To publish an
unaltered subset of the global Red List encompassing those species that reproduce in the region or at
any stage regularly visit the region. This may be a feasible option, particularly when the region has a
high number of endemics or threatened near endemics, or when there currently is a pronounced
overall deficiency of data pertaining to species status within the region. (2) To assess species’
extinction risk and publish Red Lists within the specific region. For the purposes of regional
conservation assessments there are important reasons to assess species’ extinction risk and publish
Red Lists within specific geographically defined areas.

While the first option is straightforward, the second involves a number of issues not encountered at
the global level, including the assessment of populations across geopolitical borders, non-breeding
phases of populations and non-indigenous taxa. When making assessments at regional levels it is
also particularly important to recognize that while IUCN Red List Categories reflect the relative
extinction risk of species, the process of setting priorities for conservation actions may require several
additional considerations. As a consequence, the following guidelines were produced to assist in the
application of the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria at regional levels.
Recognizing the need for coherent guidelines for the application of Red List Categories at regional
levels, the First World Conservation Congress held in Montreal in 1996, adopted a resolution (WCC
Res. D. 1.25) that ”Requests the SSC, within available resources, to complete the development of
guidelines for using the IUCN Red List Categories at the regional level as soon as it is practicable...”.

As part of the process to resolve these issues, the Regional Application Working Group (RAWG) was

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formed under the auspices of the Species Survival Commission’s (SSC) Red List Programme. The
membership of RAWG included people with technical experience in the development of the IUCN
Red List Criteria, as well as those with practical experience of producing Red Lists at regional levels.
The group has consulted many different regional and national groups, participated in regional Red
List assessment workshops, published draft versions of the guidelines (Gärdenfors et al. 1999, 2001)
and undertaken a process of ongoing modification and improvement to the earlier drafts.

The final guidelines are presented here. Some issues have proved especially difficult to resolve to
everyone’s satisfaction. The users of these guidelines will deal with a wide diversity of natural
systems and taxa, within different political and social contexts. We have encountered many of these
during the drafting phases and have tried to take into account these diverse circumstances. Following
much deliberation, the guidelines presented here are based on sound general principles and we
recommend them to anyone who wishes to undertake Red List assessments at the regional level.
Preamble
Application of the guidelines
Any country, or other region, using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria for listing species must
follow these guidelines if they wish to state that their assessment follows the IUCN system.

The regional concept

The word regional is used here to indicate any subglobal geographically defined area, such as a
continent, country, state, or province.
Within any region there will be taxa with different distribution histories, ranging from those that are
indigenous (native to the area), and have been there since pre-human settlement, to those introduced
more recently. There may also be breeding and non-breeding taxa. The latter are those that do not
reproduce in the region but may still be dependent upon its resources for their survival. There may
also be formerly native taxa that are now extinct in the region, but which are still extant in other parts
in the world.
IUCN Red List Criteria versus Regional Guidelines
All the rules and definitions in the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria Version 3.1 (IUCN 2001)
apply at regional levels, unless otherwise indicated here. Similarly, the ‘Guidelines for using the IUCN
Red List Categories and Criteria’ (Standards and Petitions Subcommittee of the IUCN Red List
Committee 2003) as well as the IUCN Guidelines for Re-introductions (IUCN 1998) also apply at
regional levels. Consequently, a careful study of all these documents is highly recommended before
application of the regional guidelines, and they should be constantly referred to when using this
document. The guidelines for regional application are hereafter referred to as the Guidelines.

Scale applicability
Provided that the regional population to be assessed is isolated from conspecific populations outside
the region, the IUCN Red List Criteria (IUCN 2001) can be used without modification within any
geographically defined area. The extinction risk of such an isolated population is identical to that of an
endemic taxon. However, when the criteria are applied to part of a population defined by a
geopolitical border, or to a regional population where individuals move to or from other populations
beyond the border, the threshold values listed under each criterion may be inappropriate, because
the unit being assessed is not the same as the whole population or subpopulation. As a result, the
estimate of extinction risk may be inaccurate. These guidelines present methods for adjusting the
results from the first step in the assessment process to obtain a Red List Category that adequately
reflects a taxon’s risk of extinction within the region.

Although the Guidelines may in principle be applied at any geographical scale, application within very
restricted geographical areas is strongly discouraged. The smaller the region, and the more wide-
ranging the taxon under consideration, the more often the regional population will interchange
individuals with neighbouring populations. Therefore the assessment of extinction risk becomes
increasingly unreliable. It is not possible to provide any specific guidance on the precise lower limit for

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dispersal that exist.
Regionally determined applications and modifications
Certain definitions and applications of the Guidelines are left to the discretion of regional Red List
compilers. For example, the delimitation of natural range, time limits for regional extinction, and the
nature of an initial filter for breeding and/or non-breeding taxa, are left open for the regional Red List
authorities to decide. Such regional decisions must be clearly recorded and documented, for example
as part of an introductory text to the listings.

Taxonomy
Regional Red List authorities are encouraged to follow the same taxonomic checklists as used by the
global IUCN Red List (see http://www.redlist.org/info/info_sources_quality.html). For other taxonomic
groups or any deviations from the recommended lists, the differences and the taxonomic authorities
followed should be specified.

Scaling up assessments
Red List assessments from several smaller regions, such as countries on a continent, cannot be
combined or scaled-up in any way to provide Red List Categories for the entire larger region.
Assessments of extinction risk for the larger region require new evaluations using the pooled data
from across the entire region. Data collected from individual smaller regions may be essential for the
assessment of the larger region, and are often important for conservation planning.

Red List versus priority for conservation action

Assessment of extinction risk and setting conservation priorities are two related but different
processes. Assessment of extinction risk, such as the assignment of IUCN Red List Categories,
generally precedes the setting of priorities. The purpose of the Red List categorization is to produce a
relative estimate of the likelihood of extinction of the taxon. Setting conservation priorities, on the
other hand, which normally includes the assessment of extinction risk, also takes into account other
factors such as ecological, phylogenetic, historical, or cultural preferences for some taxa over others,
as well as the probability of success of conservation actions, availability of funds or personnel to carry
out such actions, and legal frameworks for conservation of threatened taxa. In the context of regional
risk assessments, a number of additional pieces of information are valuable for setting conservation
priorities. For example, it is important to consider not only conditions within the region but also the
status of the taxon from a global perspective and the proportion of the global population that occurs
within the region. Consequently, it is recommended that any publication that results from a regional
assessment process should include at least three measures: (1) the regional Red List Category, (2)
the global Red List Category, and (3) an estimate of the proportion (%) of the global population
occurring within the region (see section V. Documentation and publication).
Decisions on how these three variables, as well as other factors, are used for establishing conservation
priorities is a matter for the regional authorities to determine. The authorities may also wish to
consider other variables in setting priorities, which are to a large degree region-specific and therefore
not covered by the Guidelines. However, one particular situation merits special attention. The
application of the Red List Criteria, particularly criterion A, may under some circumstances result in a
taxon qualifying for listing in a higher category at the global level than the regional level. This may be
the case when the regional population is more or less stable but constitutes only a small percentage
of the global population, which is experiencing a net decline. Such species should be given particular
attention at the regional level because of their significance for global status.
Regional Red List authorities should be aware that the view that a Red List based on the IUCN
criteria is not automatically a list of priorities for conservation actions, may conflict with current
legislation in some regions.
Definitions:
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within an appropriate habitat and ecogeographical area; a feasible conservation tool only when there
is no remaining area left within a taxon’s historic range (IUCN 1998).

Breeding population

A (sub) population that reproduces within the region, whether this involves the entire reproductive
cycle or any essential part of it.

Conspecific population
Populations of the same species; here applied to any taxonomic unit at or below the species level.
Downgrading and upgrading.

The process for adjusting the Red List Category of a regional population according to a decreased or
increased risk of extinction; downgrading refers to a reduced extinction risk and upgrading to an
increased extinction risk.
Endemic taxon
A taxon naturally found in any specific area and nowhere else; this is a relative term in that a taxon
can be endemic to a small island, to a country, or to a continent.
Global population
Total number of individuals of a taxon. (See population.)
Metapopulation
A collection of subpopulations of a taxon, each occupying a suitable patch of habitat in a landscape of
otherwise unsuitable habitat. The survival of the metapopulation is dependent on the rate of local
extinctions of occupied patches and the rate of (re-) colonization of empty patches (Levins 1969,
Hanski 1999).
Natural range
Range of a taxon, excluding any portion that is the result of an introduction to a region or
neighbouring region. The delimitation between wild and introduced populations within a region may
be based on a preset year or event, but this decision is left to the regional Red List authority.
Not Applicable (NA)
Category for a taxon deemed to be ineligible for assessment at a regional level. A taxon may be NA
because it is not a wild population or not within its natural range in the region, or because it is a
vagrant to the region. It may also be NA because it occurs at very low numbers in the region (i.e.
when the regional Red List authority has decided to use a “filter” to exclude taxa before the
assessment procedure) or the taxon may be classified at a lower taxonomic level (e.g., below the
level of species or subspecies) than considered eligible by the regional Red List authority. In contrast
to other Red List categories, it is not mandatory to use NA for all taxa to which it applies; but is
recommended for taxa where its use is informative.
Population

This term is used in a specific sense in the IUCN Red List Criteria (IUCN 2001), different from its
common biological usage. Population is defined as the total number of individuals of the taxon. Within
the context of a regional assessment, it may be advisable to use the term global population for this. In
the Guidelines the term population is used for convenience, when reference is made to a group of
individuals of a given taxon that may or may not interchange propagules with other such entities. (See
regional population and subpopulation.)
Propagule

A living entity capable of dispersal and of producing a new mature individual (e.g., a spore, seed, fruit,
egg, larva, or part of or an entire individual). Gametes and pollen are not considered propagules in
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A subglobal geographical area, such as a continent, country, state, or province.

Regional assessment

Process for determining the relative extinction risk of a regional population according to the
Guidelines.
Regionally Extinct (RE)

Category for a taxon when there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual potentially capable of
reproduction within the region has died or has disappeared from the wild in the region, or when, if it is
a former visiting taxon, the last individual has died or disappeared in the wild from the region. The
setting of any time limit for listing under RE is left to the discretion of the regional Red List authority,
but should not normally pre-date 1500 AD.
Regional population

The portion of the global population within the area being studied; which may comprise one or more
subpopulations.
Rescue effect

Process by which immigrating propagules result in a lower extinction risk for the target population.
Sink
An area where the local reproduction of a taxon is lower than local mortality. The term is normally
used for a subpopulation experiencing immigration from a source where the local reproduction is
higher than the local mortality (see Pulliam 1988).

Subpopulations
Geographically or otherwise distinct groups in the (global) population between which there is little
demographic or genetic exchange (typically one successful migrant individual or gamete per year or
less; IUCN 2001); a subpopulation may or may not be restricted to a region.
Taxon
A species or infraspecific entity whose extinction risk is being assessed.

Vagrant
A taxon that is currently found only occasionally within the boundaries of a region. (See visitor.)
Visitor (also, visiting taxon)

A taxon that does not reproduce within a region but regularly occurs within its boundaries either now or
during some period of the last century. Regions have several options on how to decide the
boundaries between visitors and vagrants, e.g., using a preset percentage of the global population
found in the region or predictability of occurrence.
Wild population

A population within its natural range in which the individuals are the result of natural reproduction (i.e.,
not the result of human-mediated release or translocation); if a population is the result of a benign
introduction that is now or has previously been successful (i.e., self-sustaining), the population is
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The Assessment
Taxa to be assessed
The categorization process should be applied only to wild populations inside their natural range and
to populations resulting from benign introductions (IUCN 2001, 1998). Taxa only marginally within the
region should also enter the assessment process (unless excluded by an optional filter, see below).
But a taxon that occasionally breeds under favourable circumstances in the region but regularly
becomes (regionally) extinct should not be considered. Similarly, a taxon that is currently expanding its
distributional range outside the region and appears to be in a colonization phase within the region
should not be considered for regional assessment until the taxon has reproduced within the region for
several years (typically for at least 10 consecutive years).
Taxa formerly considered Regionally Extinct (RE) that naturally re-colonize the region may be
assessed after the first year of reproduction. Re-introduced, formerly RE taxa may be assessed as
soon as at least a part of the population successfully reproduces without direct support and the
offspring are shown to be viable.
Visiting taxa may be assessed against the criteria, but vagrant taxa should NOT be assessed.
The regional Red List authority may decide to apply a filter, e.g., a preset threshold of global or
continental population share, to the assessment of breeding and/or visiting taxa. For instance, a
region may decide that they will not assess species that occur or have occurred within the last
century in the region with less than 1% of the global population. All such filters applied must be clearly
specified in the supporting documentation.

The categories
The IUCN Red List Categories (IUCN 2001) should be used unaltered at regional levels, with three
exceptions or adjustments.
1. Taxa extinct within the region but extant in other parts of the world should be classified as Regionally
Extinct (RE). A taxon is RE when there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual potentially capable
of reproduction within the region has died or disappeared from the region or, in the case of a former
visiting taxon, individuals no longer visit the region. It is not possible to set any general rules for a time
period since the last observation before species are classified as RE. This will depend on how much
effort has been devoted to searches for the taxon, which in turn will vary, both with organism and
region. If the regional authority decides to adopt any time frames for RE assessments, these should
be clearly specified.
Populations of long-lived individuals that have ceased to reproduce within the region (for example, as
a result of a deteriorating environment) should be regarded as potentially capable of reproduction and
consequently should not be classified as RE. On the other hand, vagrant individuals of a formerly
regionally breeding taxon that reach the region should not be regarded as potentially capable of
reproduction.
2. The category of Extinct in the Wild (EW) should be assigned only to taxa that are extinct in the wild
across their entire natural range, including the region, but that are extant in cultivation, in captivity, or
as a naturalized population (or populations) outside the past range. If a taxon is (globally) EW but
extant as a naturalized population within the region, the regional population should be treated as
being the result of a benign introduction and consequently should be assessed according to the Red
List Criteria. The rationale for the latter exception is that if a taxon is extinct over it’s entire natural
range the presence of the taxon within the region must be considered important to highlight and
preserve even though the region is not part of the taxon’s natural range.
3. Taxa not eligible for assessment at the regional level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants) should
be assigned the category Not Applicable (NA).

Extinct (EX)

Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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Critically Endangered (CR)

(Threatened)
Endangered (EN)

Vulnerable (VU)

Near Threatened (NT)

Least Concern (LC)

(Evaluated)

Data Deficient (DD)

Not Applicable (NA)

Not Evaluated (NE)

Figure: Structure of the categories on regional level

The Assessment Procedure

Regional assessments should be carried out in a two-step process that is slightly different for
breeding and non-breeding populations (Table 1; Fig. 2).

Breeding populations
In step one, the IUCN Red List Criteria are applied to the regional population of the taxon (as
specified by IUCN 2001), resulting in a preliminary categorization. All data used in this initial
assessment – such as number of individuals and parameters relating to area, reduction, decline,
fluctuations, subpopulations, locations, and fragmentation – should be from the regional population,
NOT the global population. However, it must be noted that taxa migrating to other regions during part
of the year may be affected by conditions there. It may be essential to take such conditions into
account, particularly when applying criteria pertaining to decline and area (A, B and C).

In step two, the existence and status of any conspecific populations outside the region that may affect
the risk of extinction within the region should be investigated. If the taxon is endemic to the region or
the regional population is isolated, the Red List Category defined by the criteria should be adopted
unaltered. If, on the other hand, conspecific populations outside the region are judged to affect the
regional extinction risk, the regional Red List Category should be changed to a more appropriate level
that reflects the extinction risk as defined by criterion E (IUCN 2001). In most cases, this will mean
downgrading the category obtained in step one, because populations within the region may
experience a ’rescue effect‘ from populations outside the region (Brown and Kodric-Brown 1977,
Hanski and Gyllenberg 1993). In other words, immigration from outside the region will tend to
decrease extinction risk within the region.
Normally, such a downgrading will involve a one-step change in category, such as changing the
category from Endangered (EN) to Vulnerable (VU) or from VU to Near Threatened (NT). For
expanding populations, whose global range barely touches the edge of the region, a downgrading of

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the category by two or even more steps may be appropriate. Likewise, if the region is very small and
not isolated by barriers from surrounding regions, downgrading by two or more steps may be
necessary.
Conversely, if the population within the region is a demographic sink (Pulliam 1988) that is unable to
sustain itself without immigration from populations outside the region, AND if the extra-regional
source is expected to decrease, the extinction risk of the regional population may be
underestimated by the criteria. In such exceptional cases, an upgrading of the category may be
appropriate. If it is unknown whether or not extra-regional populations influence the extinction risk of
the regional population, the category from step one should be kept unaltered.

1. Assess regional 2c. Is the immigra- Downgrade

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Visiting populations
The distinction between a visitor and a vagrant should be noted because the latter cannot be assessed.
As with breeding populations, data used in the initial step (box 1, Fig 2) – such as number of individuals
and parameters relating to area, reduction, decline, fluctuations, subpopulations, and locations – should
be from the regional population, not the global population. To be able to correctly project a population
reduction (criteria A3 and A4) or a continued decline (criteria B and C) it may, however, be necessary
to examine the conditions outside the region, and particularly in the population’s breeding area. It is
also essential to distinguish true population changes and fluctuations from transient changes, which
may be due to unsuitable weather or other factors and may result in visitors temporarily favouring
other regions. Observed population numbers will expectedly fluctuate more in non-breeding than in
breeding populations. This must be carefully considered when evaluating the parameters of
reduction, continuing decline and extreme fluctuations.
In the second step, the environmental conditions outside (box 2e, Fig. 2) and inside (box 2f) the
region should be examined. Because past or projected population reductions outside the region, as

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the first step, such changes will not lead to any adjustments in the second step. There may be
reasons to downgrade the category met in step one only when environmental conditions are stable or
improving. Note that taxa which are globally very rare, for example if Red Listed under criterion D,
should not be downgraded because a very small global population would not be expected to produce
any notable rescue effect within the region.
Adjustments to categories
Adjustments can be made to all the categories except for Extinct (EX), Extinct in the Wild (EW),
Regionally Extinct (RE), Data Deficient (DD), Not Evaluated (NE), and Not Applicable (NA), which
cannot logically be up- or downgraded.

Table I. Checklist for judging whether extra-regional populations may affect the
extinction risk of the regional population (the question numbers refer to the
boxes in Fig. 2).
Questions Comments
2a. Is the taxon a non-breeding visitor?
Is the taxon reproducing within the region, or If the answer to the headline question is
is it a visitor utilizing resources within the both yes and no, then there are two
region? distinct subpopulations, with one being a
non-reproducing migrant and the other
being a reproducing subpopulation. In
such cases each subpopulation should be
treated as different taxa and should be
assessed separately.
2b. Likelihood of propagule migration
Are there any conspecific populations If there are no conspecific populations in
outside the region within a distance from neighbouring regions or if propagules are
which propagules could reach the region? Is not able to disperse to the region, the
the regional population part of a larger regional population behaves as an
metapopulation involving extra-regional endemic and the category should be left
patches? Are there any effective barriers unchanged.
preventing dispersal to and from
neighbouring populations? Is the taxon
capable of long-distance dispersal? Is it
known to do so?

2b. Evidence for the existence of local

adaptations If it is unlikely that individuals from extra-
Are there any known differences reflecting regional populations would be able to
local adaptations between regional and survive and reproduce within the region,
extra-regional populations (i.e., is it probable the category should be left unchanged.
that individuals from extra-regional
populations are adapted to survive within the
region)?
2b. Availability of suitable habitat
Are current conditions of habitats and/or If there is not enough suitable habitat and
other environmental (including if current conservation measures are not
climatological) requirements of the taxon in leading to an improvement in the habitat
the region such that immigrating propagules within the foreseeable future, immigration

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 are able to establish themselves from outside the region will not decrease
successfully (i.e., are there habitable extinction risk and the category should be
areas?), or has the taxon disappeared from left unchanged.
the region because conditions were not
favourable?
2c. Status of extra-regional populations
How abundant is the taxon in neighbouring If the taxon is relatively common outside
regions? Are the populations there stable, the region and there are no signs of
increasing, or decreasing? Is it Red Listed in population decline, and if the taxon is
any of those regions? Are there any capable of dispersing to the region and
important threats to those populations? Is it there is (or soon will be) available habitat,
probable that they produce an appreciable downgrading the category is appropriate.
amount of emigrants and will continue to do If the taxon is currently decreasing in
so for the foreseeable future? neighbouring regions, the “rescue effect”
is less likely to occur, so downgrading the
category may not be appropriate.
2d. Degree of dependence on extra-
regional sources If there is evidence that a substantial
Are extant regional populations self- number of propagules regularly reach the
sustaining, showing a positive reproductive region and the population still has a poor
rate over the years, or are they dependent chance of survival, the regional
on immigration for long-term survival (i.e., population may be a sink. If so, AND if
are the regional populations sinks)? there are indications that the immigration
will soon cease, upgrading the category
may be appropriate.
2e. Environmental conditions outside
the region If yes, the taxon will experience a
Are the habitat or other conditions of the reduction or continuing decline, either
taxon deteriorating, or projected to do so, in current or projected, which will affect the
the breeding area or in other areas that the classification in step one. Consequently,
taxon utilizes resources? such conditions should not be accounted
for once again in the second step, thus
leaving the category unchanged.
2f. Environmental conditions inside the
region If yes, the taxon will experience a
Is the habitat or other conditions for the reduction or continuing decline, either
taxon deteriorating, or projected to do so, current or projected, which will affect the
within the region? classification in step one. Consequently,
such conditions should not be accounted
for once again in the second step, thus
leaving the category unchanged.
2g. Plausible rescue effect?
Is the taxon globally very sparse, e.g., If the breeding population is very
classified as threatened according to restricted, the regional population visiting
criterion D; or Near Threatened because it the region cannot expect a rescue, thus
almost meets VU D; or globally Not leaving the category unchanged. If, on
Evaluated but judged to meet criterion D? the other hand, the breeding population is
quite substantial and the conditions are
not deteriorating neither within nor
outside the region, the probability of
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consequently, a downgrading may be
appropriate.

Documentation and publication:

1. IUCN Red List Criteria and guidelines must be followed in order to facilitate the exchange of
information between assessors in different regions and between regional and taxonomic Red List
Authorities, it is recommended that all regional (and global) assessment exercises should follow
global documentation standards (IUCN 2001 Annexes 2-3). See Annex 1 for shortened
examples.
2. The introductory sections should include a list of the taxonomic groups that have been evaluated
against the Red List Criteria as well as what taxonomic standards have been followed. It should
also clearly report any regionally determined settings, filters, etc.
3. Taxa that have been up- or downgraded in the regional Red List should be clearly indicated, for
example by a dot after the category (VU•). The category of such a species should be interpreted
as being equivalent to the same category that has not been changed (i.e., VU•=VU), The dot is
comparable to a footnote and is merely to flag the special history of the categorization process.
Any up- or downgrading must be fully accounted for in the documentation, where the number of
steps up or down also must be stated.
4. A printed regional Red List should present at least the scientific name and the authorship of the
taxon, the regional Red List Category (using the English abbreviated forms) and criteria met, the
global IUCN Red List Category and Criteria, and the proportion (%) of the global population
occurring within the region (Table 1). If the proportion of the global population is unknown, this
should be noted with a question mark. The region may also wish to present the proportion (%) of
other geographical scales (e.g., a continent), or any other additional data fields; this is up to the
regional Red List authority to decide. It should be noted that the taxonomic classification level of a
taxon, i.e., whether an entire species or a single subspecies with a more restricted distribution is
under consideration, will influence the proportion occurring within a region. If possible, the
vernacular name (in the national language) and a short summary of the supporting
documentation for each taxon should also be included. Visiting taxa should preferably be listed in
a separate section, but if they are included in a list of breeding taxa, it should be clearly indicated
that they are visitors.
5. The global Red List Category should follow published IUCN Red Lists (for the current IUCN Red
List of Threatened Species see http://www.redlist.org; and for plants also refer to Walter and
Gillett 1998). If a globally Red Listed taxon is endemic to the region and the regional assessors have
come to a different conclusion about the category than the global assessors, then the appropriate
authority on the global Red List should be contacted and the status of the taxon re-examined
(contact details are available from http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/sgs/sgs.htm or contact the Red
List Programme Office at [email protected]). If agreement is reached to change the global
assessment, the new global category may be used in the regional Red List even if it will be
published before the next update of the global IUCN Red List (updated annually from 2002). If no
agreement is reached, the regional authority may submit an appeal based on the Red List Criteria
(to [email protected]) for judgment by the SSC Red List Programme Standards and Petitions
Subcommittee (for further details see http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/redlists/petitions.html). If no
conclusion is reached before the finalization of the regional Red List, the category determined by
the regional assessment may be used as the regional category, and the IUCN global Red List
category should be used as the global category. In all three cases, the issues must be
documented under the listing for the taxon concerned.

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6. The application of the Red List Criteria, particularly criterion A, may under some circumstances
result in a taxon qualifying for listing at the global but not at the regional level (see Preamble,
point 8). Such taxa should be included (in the main list or in an annex) in the regional Red List,
and their regional category should be denoted as LC. The inclusion of globally Red Listed taxa is
important, not the least, in the process of setting priorities for conservation action on the regional
level.
7. In addition to a printed Red List, which is normally written in the national language(s), publication on
the World Wide Web in English (and the national language) is recommended. The web version
could include the full documentation (according to IUCN 2001, Annex 3 plus information about
up- and downgrading), which could be difficult in the printed version unless it is published as a full
Red Data Book. A web version may also include the extensive listing and documentation of taxa
assessed as LC. A publication on the web may be a particularly important tool in the process of
transferring information from the regional to the global scale (Rodríguez et al. 2000).

Taxon name Breeder Regional Red Global Red Proportion (%)

Visitor List Category List Category of Global
Population
Aus australis (Linnaeus, 1759) B CR D VU D1 7
Eastern angel
Bus borealis Smith, 1954 V NT• – ?
Northern boxer
Cus communis (Alvarez, 1814) B EN A3c; NT 15
Common clipper B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii
)
Dus domesticus Liu, 1888 B NT – 2
Native delta
Dus domesticus Liu, 1888 V VU A2bc – 6
Native delta

Table 2. Example of regional Red List, presenting fictive species. The region may wish to present
additional information, like proportion at other geographical scales or conditions pertaining to
legislation or international conventions. Visiting taxa should preferably be listed in a separate section;
if – as in this example – they are included in the same list as the breeding taxa, it should be clearly
indicated that they are visitors. The data and rationale behind each listing should be fully documented
according to IUCN 2001, Annex 3. Such documentation can easily be presented for example on the
World Wide Web.
Annex 1: Examples
Sterna sandvicensis – Sandwich Tern (Sweden)

450 pairs in Sweden (1999). Generation time is roughly 8 years. 65% population reduction in Sweden
during the last 3 generations. Meets the criteria A2ac and C1 under EN, but is downgraded to VU due
to good immigration possibilities from the south. There is, a large and stable population in Germany
and an increasing population in Holland.
VU• A2ac; C1

Sterna caspia – Caspian Tern (Sweden)

415 pairs in 9 colonies, and 80 solitary breeding pairs in Sweden (1999). Generation time 8-10 years.
Continuous population decline in Sweden and a 65% reduction over the last 3 generations. A
decrease in the entire Baltic Sea area (Sweden, Finland and Estonia) by 39% in 3 generations. In the
event of extinction from Sweden and the Baltic area, the probability of re-colonization from the

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nearest populations in the Black Sea is very low. Consequently, no change in the category met in
step 1.
EN A2ae; C1+2a(i)

Grus antigone – Sarus Crane (Viet Nam)

A migrant species that spends the winter months in Viet Nam. It occurs in 2 locations: In Tram Chin it
remains for 3 months each year; there has been >90% population decline since 1990 (1990 - 128
individuals; 2003 - 2 individuals). Logo Samat is used as a stopover point for individuals heading
towards Cambodia - they remain here for 1 week each year, though their occurrence is very irregular.
However, there appears to be an overall decline (1992 - 7 individuals; 1998 - 48 individuals; 2003 - 0
individuals). Population sizes are recorded by direct observation and by satellite tracking. The total
extent of occurrence is 700-900 km2, and the total area of occupancy is estimated at 400 km2. Main
threats to the population are habitat loss and degradation in Tram Chin due to the construction of an
irrigation channel, pollution, and fire; habitat loss and degradation in Logo Samat due to
encroachment from farmland, human disturbance, and hunting. Meets the criteria for CR A2acd;
C2a(ii). Conditions are deteriorating within Viet Nam but there is uncertainty about conditions outside
the region (e.g. in Cambodia), therefore the category met in step 1 is unchanged.
CR A2acd; C2a(ii).

Locustella fluviatilis – River Warbler (Sweden)

Estimated at 50 pairs in Sweden and 352,000–449,000 pairs in Europe outside of Russia. The
Russian population is estimated at 100,000–1 million pairs. The species has recently begun to breed
in Sweden and the population is still expanding. The Swedish population size meets EN D. Because
the species is still obviously expanding its range the threat category is downgraded by two steps.
NT.

Pipistrellus nathusii – Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Sweden)

Swedish population is believed to encompass less than 1,000 mature individuals. A migrating
species. No observations of population decline and no immediate threat. Meets the criteria for VU
D1. It is downgraded because possibilities for immigration are good.
NT.

Paramesotriton deloustali – Vietnamese Salamander (Viet Nam)

This species was first recorded on Tam Dao mountain in 1934. It is now known from five severely
fragmented locations in northern Viet Nam. Habitat is freshwater streams in hill evergreen forest
above 300 m asl. It is also found in small natural and artificial impoundments. Area of occupancy is
estimated at less than 2,000 km2. It was common before the 1990s, but it is now believed to be
declining due to over-exploitation; the species is used for domestic trade for medicinal purposes and
is collected for the pet trade. During surveys carried out in 2001 and 2002, population densities in
streams were observed to have reduced. There is continuing decline due to habitat loss and
degradation through infrastructure development. No known immigration from neighbouring regions.
VU B2ab(iii,v).

Amolops cremnobatus – a frog (Viet Nam)

Viet Nam has a breeding population of A. cremnobatus, known from only two locations (Ha Tinh and
Quang Binh). Area of occupancy (estimated from maps based on survey information) is 1,400 km2
and extent of occurrence is estimated as 4,000 km2. Population size is unknown. There is continuing
decline due to direct exploitation and habitat loss and degradation through water pollution,
development and possibly logging activities. One subpopulation occurs inside a National Park area.
Meets the criteria for EN B1ab(iii). There is no known immigration from neighbouring regions,
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EN B1ab(iii).

Lampetra fluviatilis – River Lamprey (Sweden)

Occurs along most of the Swedish coasts but particularly in the Gulf of Bothnia. Spawns in running
water. Generation length is 6-9 years. Has over all decreased by 80-90% in northern Sweden the
past 25-30 years, but maybe not as much as 80% over the last 3 generations over the entire country.
As an example, in county Västerbotten, it occurred in 40 water bodies during the 1960s, now it only
remains in 2 or 3. Has also decreased strongly in the rest of Europe. Meets the criterion EN A2bcde.
There could be a possibility of immigration from neighbouring countries but is not downgraded
because the observed population reduction is probably due mainly to habitat degradation within the
country. Furthermore, the species is also decreasing in the potential source areas.
EN A2bcde.
Pangasianodon gigas – Mekong Giant Catfish (Cambodia)
P. gigas is a Mekong endemic, growing to a colossal size. It is known from two locations in
Cambodia: Tonle Sap Great Lake and upstream in the Mekong River. It is believed that the species
migrates from Tonle Sap Lake upstream to spawning grounds in the Mekong River. At least one
spawning site is known in northern Thailand/Laos, with a further possible spawning area in
northeast Cambodia. In Cambodia, the extent of occurrence is estimated as 3,000 km2. Population
size is unknown, although low catch rates in recent years suggests that there are fewer than 2,500
mature individuals left in the wild. In Cambodia, only 11 giant catfish were caught in 2000 and only
8 were caught in 2001. There is continuing decline due to exploitation (it is caught with seines and
gill-nets and is marketed fresh). In an attempt to preserve the species, most giant catfish that were
caught in Cambodia in 2000 and 2001 were bought, tagged and released alive. Actual distances
travelled and destinations of individuals are unknown. However there is loss and degradation of
spawning habitat upstream, outside of Cambodia, therefore there is no change from step 1.
EN B1ab(v); C1.
Oreochromis esculentus – a fish (East Africa)
A shoreline and bottom-dwelling freshwater fish, originally endemic to Lakes Victoria and Kyoga
and their satellite lakes. However, after the introduction of the Nile Perch, Lates niloticus, in 1959,
the population declined and disappeared from Lakes Victoria and Kyoga in the late 1970s. In
Uganda, it is still present in two satellite lakes. It is estimated that the population within the species
natural range in Uganda, has declined by approx. 95% over the last three generations, mainly due
to predation by the Nile Perch, eutrophication and exploitation. As the species is endemic to the
region there is no need for an evaluation in a second step. The species has also been introduced
into areas outside of its natural range into several lakes in Uganda and Tanzania for commercial
purposes. According to the IUCN Red List Criteria, the categorization process should only be
applied to wild populations inside their natural range, and to populations resulting from benign
introductions, therefore only the wild stock is evaluated here. If on the other hand, the species
became Extinct in the Wild (i.e. it disappeared from all of its former natural range), but still exists as
a naturalized population within the region, the extant population should be viewed as a “benign
introduction” even if the introduction was for commercial rather than conservation purposes. Then,
the introduced population in East Africa should be evaluated against the Red List Criteria (this
applies only to regional assessments not the global assessment). National lists may include
separate assessments for both the wild population and the introduced stock.
CR A2acde (Ugandan wild stock).
Somatochlora sahlbergi – a dragonfly (Sweden)
Known from only one Swedish location in the northern mountainous area, not far from Finland. There might be
other unknown locations in Sweden. No observations of population decline. No evident immediate threat, but
would probably be negatively affected by an increase in temperature. Meets the criteria for VU D2, but due to
immigration possibilities from Finland, it is downgraded by one step.
NT.

Botrychium simplex – Small Grape Fern (Sweden)

Currently known from 6–7 locations, of which all except one have been discovered during the past 5 years. AOO
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successively during the 1900s, and, despite the new finds, is judged to be in continuous decline. Numbers
undergo extreme fluctuations and the population is severely fragmented. Even though the spores may be easily
dispersed the possibility of any rescue from neighbouring countries is unknown.
EN B2ab(v)c(ii,iii,iv); C2b.

Collema curtisporum – a lichen (Sweden)

Grows primarily on middle-aged aspens in semi-open mixed forest with high humidity in the boreal zone. A few
thousand trees harbouring the lichen are known. The extent of suitable habitat has decreased greatly and is
continuing to decline. The population has most probably, judging from habitat destruction, decreased by over
50% during the last three generations. Lack of fire-regenerated deciduous trees is a long-term threat, thus the
reduction is likely to continue. The probability of immigration from neighbouring countries is judged to be
extremely low.
EN A2c+3c+4c.

Appendix II
Species of Concern:
A short analysis was completed on the basis of the CAMP assessments, and it was concluded that
few species need immediate and special efforts for their conservation. The appropriate species list is
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Sr. No. Scientific Name Common Name
1. Antilope cervicapra Black Buck
2. Balaenoptera edeni Bryde’s Whale
3. Balaenoptera musculus Great Blue Whale
4. Balaenoptera physalus Common Rorqual
5. Boselaphus tragocamelus Nilgai or Blue Bull
6. Capra aegagrus Wild Goat
7. Capra falconeri Markhor
8. Dryomys nitedula Forest Dormouse
9. Dugong dugon Dugong Sea Cow
10. Eupetaurus cinereus Woolly Flying Squirrel
11. Felis margarita Sand Cat
12. Gazella bennettii Chinkara
13. Gazella subgutturosa Goitred Gazelle
14. Hyaena hyaena Striped Hyaena
15. Lutra lutra Common Otter
16. Lutrogale perspicillata Smooth Coated Otter
17. Macaca mulatta Rhesus Macaque
18. Manis crassicaudata India Pangolin
19. Marmota caudata Long Tailed Marmot
20. Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale
21. Moschus chrysogaster Himalayan Musk Deer
22. Naemorhedus goral Himalayan Goral
23. Neophocaena phocaenoides Black Finless Porpoise
24. Nyctalus montanus Mountain Noctule
25. Otocolobus manul Pallas, Cat
26. Ovis vignei punjabensis Punjab Urial
27. Ovis ammon Argali
28. Platanista minor Indus Dolphin
29. Prionailurus viverrinus Fishing Cat
30. Pseudois nayaur Blue Sheep
31. Rhinolophus blasii Blasius Horseshoe Bat
32. Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Greater Horse shoe Bat
33. Rhinolophus hipposideros Lesser Horse shoe Bat
34. Semnopithecus entellus Grey Langur
35. Sousa chinensis Indian Humpback Dolphin
36. Tursiops truncatus Bottle Nosed Dolphin
37. Uncia uncia Snow Leopard
38. Ursus thibetanus Asiatic Black Bear
39. Vulpes bengalensis Bengal Fox
40. Vulpes cana Blandford’s fox
Note: The above list is prepared on the basis of a general viewpoint of CAMP exercise in Pakistan.

Appendix III

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 Taxonomic Data Sheets
The Taxon Data Sheets are incomplete and they
should NOT BE INCLUDED in this format. It
would be better for the Report not to have these
sheets than have them this way. They have not
been corrected or completed as I had requested
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 Status and Red List of Pakistan’s Mammals

TAXON DATA SHEETS

Species name Crocidura attenuata Milne-Edwards, 1872

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Gray Shrew, Wood land Shrew

Scientific name : Crocidura attenuata Milne-Edwards, 1872
Family Soricidae
Habitat : Extreme humid temperate forest
Habit/ Niche Not known
Elevation : 500 – 2500 m
Distribution: Data Deficient
Location No. of individuals
1 Murree Not Known
2
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence :
Area of occupancy :
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status :
Threats :
Population number :
Mature individuals :
Population status :
Global distribution India, Kashmir, Nepal, China, Mayanmar, Malaysia and Pakistan.
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : Specimens collected by ZSD from Murree hills Ref- Siddique (1969), Ahmed and Ghalib
(1979). ( Z.Ali)
Contributors: Dr Aleem A Khan, Dr Naeem Khan
Participants: Dr Aleem A Khan, Dr Naeem Khan
1
Extent of occurrence is defined as the area contained in the shortest continuous imagery boundary encompassing known,
inferred or projected sites of present occurrence of the taxon.
2
Area of occupancy is defined as the area occupied by the taxon within the extent of occurrence.

Species name Crocidura gmelini Pallas, 1811

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Steppic Pygmy Shrew
Scientific name : Crocidura gmelini Pallas, 1811
Family Soricidae
Habitat : Open unforested areas with arid conditions
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, open unfrested habitats with arid conditions, semi desert or dry steppic
mountains
Elevation : 500 – 2700 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Dera Ghazi Khan <100
2 Ziarat <100
3
Presence in protected areas Ziarat Juniper forest wildlife sanctuary (Balochistan)
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : 2
No. of locations : 2
Habitat status : No change in habitat; decrease not predicted; no change in quality
Threats : P, Pr, F: none
Population number : ≅ 150
Mature individuals : 150
Population status : Stable population; no decline predicted
Global distribution China, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan.
Recent field status Woods & Kilpatrick. 1997. Biodiversity of small mammals of mountains of Pakistan
Roberts, T.J. 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem
Participants: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem

Species name Crocidura pergrisea Miller, 1913

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Pale Gray Shrew

Scientific name : Crocidura pergrisea Miller, 1913
Family Soricidae
Habitat : Warm humid climate till alpine deserts
Habit/ Niche Not known
Elevation : 500-3600m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Deosai Plains <100
2 Karakoram National Park <100
3 Turbat - Punjgar <50
Presence in protected areas Deosai national park, Central Karakoram national park (Northern areas)
Extent of occurrence : 101 – 5000 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : 3
No. of locations : 4
Habitat status : No change in habitat status; no predicted change; no change in quality of habitat
Threats : P, Pr, F: none
Population number : <250
Mature individuals : 200
Population status : Unknown; no predicted decline
Global distribution India, Kashmir, Asia Minor.
Recent field status Roberts, T.J. 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
Woods & Kilpatrick Deosai National Park & CKNP 1997. Biodiversity of small mammals in
mountains of Pakistan.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Prof. Dr. M Naeem Khan, Dr Aleem A Khan

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Participants: Prof. Dr. M Naeem Khan, Dr Aleem A Khan

Species name Crocidura pullata Miller, 1911

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Asiatic White Toothed Shrew, South East Asia White Toothed Shrew Kashmir White
Toothed Shrew (English)
Scientific name : Crocidura pullata Miller, 1911
Family Soricidae
Habitat : Gardens and human inhabitations, moist temperate forest, restricted to outer Himalayan
ranges
Habit/ Niche Semi nocturnal, Forages on leaf mould & rotting logs
Elevation : Not known
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Thandiani >100
2 Murree Hills <1000
Presence in protected areas Ayubia national park (NWFP)
Extent of occurrence : 101 – 5000 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : 2
No. of locations : 2
Habitat status : Increase in area; no decrease predicted; no change in quality of habitat
Threats : P, Pr, F: none
Population number : 800
Mature individuals : 500
Population status : Unknown; no decline predicted
Global distribution Iran, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, China, Thailand, Japan
Recent field status Roberts, T.J. 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem
Participants: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem

Species name Crocidura zarudnyi Ognev, 1928

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Sari’s Pigmay Shrew, Mediterranean Pigmy Shrew

Scientific name : Crocidura zarudnyi Ognev, 1928
Family Soricidae
Habitat : Deserts, plateau, denuded soils
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, solitary, have poisonous slivery glands
Elevation : 500 – 2700 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Ziarat <1000
2 Mekran ≅ 1000
Presence in protected areas Ziarat Juniper forest wildlife sanctuary, Zangi Nawar game reserve Hingol national park
(Balochistan)
Area of occupancy : <10 km2

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No. subpopulations : 2
No. of locations : 4–5
Habitat status : No change in habitat; no predicted decline; no change in quality of habitat
Threats : No threats
Population number : ≅ 2000
Mature individuals : 1500
Population status : Stable population; no predicted decline
Global distribution Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Recent field status Woods & Kilpatrick. 1997. Biodiversity of small mammals of mountains of Pakistan
Roberts, T.J. 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem
Contributors: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem
Participants:

Species name Hemiechinus auritus (Gmelin, 1770)

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Steppe or Afghan Hedgehog

Scientific name : Hemiechinus auritus (Gmelin, 1770)
Habitat : Steppic mountainous regions, arid climate
Family Erinaceidae
Habit/ Niche Sluggish in habit, nocturnal, non gregarious, excavates burrows
Elevation :
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Quetta >1000
2 Kharan >500
3 Kalat State(Z.Ali)
4 Chiltan Hills(Z.Ali)
Presence in protected areas Ziarat Juniper forest wildlife sanctuary, Nag valley game reserve (Balochistan)
Extent of occurrence : 101 – 5000 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Increase in habitat area; no change in quality
Threats : None
Population number : 16,000 – 22,000
Mature individuals : 13,000
Population status : Increase in population; no changes predicted for the future
Global distribution India & Pakistan, Libya, Mongolia, west and central Asia, Iran
Recent field status Khan, A. A., 2001 Punjab/ Cholistan Vertebrates pest control survey
Roberts, T.J. 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status : VU B1+2c ver 2.3 (1994)
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem
Participants: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem

Species name Hemiechinus collaris (Gray, 1830)

Group name / # _______________________

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Mammals of Pakistan – C.A.M.P. – 18 – 22 August 03
IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Long-eared Desert Hedgehog

Scientific name : Hemiechinus collaris (Gray, 1830)

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Family Erinaceidae
Habitat : Riverine and desert areas
Habit/ Niche Beneficial to man being insectivorous, does not damage agriculture, active digger, strictly
nocturnal
Elevation : 0 – 2000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Riverine and Cholistan tracts < 10,000
2 Riverine and Thar desert <8000
3 Salt Range, Kohat (Z.Ali)
4 Peshawar (Z.Ali)
5 Thatta, Karachi(Z.Ali)
6 Tausa (Z.Ali)
Presence in protected areas Kirthar National Park (Sindh), Lal Suhanra National Park (Punjab), Indus Game Reserve
(Punjab/Sindh)
Extent of occurrence : 35,000 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Increase in area; no predicted decline; no change in quality
Threats : None
Population number : ≅ 17,500
Mature individuals : 12,000
Population status : Increase in population; no predicted decline
Global distribution India & Pakistan
Recent field status Khan, A. A., 2001 Punjab/ Cholistan Vertebrates pest control survey
Roberts, T.J. 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem
Participants: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem

Species name Hemiechinus hypomelas (Brandt, 1836)

Group name / # _______________________

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Mammals of Pakistan – C.A.M.P. – 18 – 22 August 03
IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Brandt’s Hedgehog

Scientific name : Hemiechinus hypomelas (Brandt, 1836)
Family Erinaceidae
Habitat : Desert, riverine and steppic mountains
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, generally creeps in between rocks or under overhanging ledge, not an active
burrower
Elevation : 0 – 1500 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Chaghai and Quetta, South-West 1800 – 2000
Balochistan
2 Upper and Lower Indus Basin 1800 – 2000
3 North West Punjab(Z.Ali)
Presence in protected areas Hazar- Ganji National Park (Balochistan)
Extent of occurrence : 101-5,000 km2
Area of occupancy : < 10 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Increase in area; no predicted decline in habitat; no change in quality of habitat
Threats : None
Population number : ≅ 2000
Mature individuals : 1900
Population status : Increase in population; no decline predicted for the future
Global distribution Arabia , Russia, India & Pakistan
Recent field status Roberts, T.J. 1997. Mammals of Pakistan

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IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem, Ali Imran
Participants:

Species name Hemiechinus micropus (Blyth, 1846)

Group name / # _______________________

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Mammals of Pakistan – C.A.M.P. – 18 – 22 August 03
IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Indian Hedgehog

Scientific name : Hemiechinus micropus (Blyth, 1846)
Family Erinaceidae
Habitat : Arid and denuded soil with moist conditions
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, less inclined to excavate burrows
Elevation : 0 – 200 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Tharparkar, Badin >400
2 Thatta District(Z.Ali)
3 Hyderabad, South wards( Z.Ali)
4 Lasbela (Z.Ali)
Presence in protected areas Runn of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary (Sindh)
Extent of occurrence : 101 – 5000 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Increase in area of habitat; no decline predicted for the future; no change in quality
Threats : None
Population number : ≅ 400
Mature individuals : 300
Population status : Increase in population; no decline predicted for the future
Global distribution India & Pakistan (endemic to the sub continent)
Recent field status Roberts, T.J. 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem, A. Khan, Ali Imran
Participants: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem, A. Khan, Ali Imran

Species name Sorex thibetanus Kastschenko, 1905

Group name / # _______________________

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Mammals of Pakistan – C.A.M.P. – 18 – 22 August 03
IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Red Toothed Shrew

Scientific name : Sorex thibetanus Kastschenko, 1905
Family Soricidae
Habitat : Alpine grasslands, high altitude rocks
Habit/ Niche Species found in alpine rocky slopes and alpine grasslands at amazingly altitudes
Elevation : 2700 – 3970 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Deosai Plains <100
2 Kaghan Valley <50
3 Neelam & Gureiz Valley <50
Presence in protected areas Deosi national park (Northern areas) Machiara national park (Kashimir) Naran reserve
forest (NWFP)
Extent of occurrence : 12,00 km2

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Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : 3
No. of locations : 3
Habitat status : Stable; no predicted decline; no change in habitat quality
Threats : P: natural predators
Pr: natural predators
F: natural predators
Population number : <200
Mature individuals : 140
Population status : Unknown presently; no predicted decline
Global distribution Pakistan & Kashmir
Recent field status Woods et al, 1997. Biodiversity & conservation of Deosai Plateau N. A Pakistan.
Khan, A.A & Rajput, 1998. Biodiversity & conservation of Deosai Plateau N. A Pakistan.
Khan, A. A & Zakriya, V. 1995 Management plan for Deosai National Park.
Roberts, T.J. 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Vulnerable D2 ↓ Near Threatened
Comments : The species because of over-specialization for an extreme grassland habitat of Deosai
plains & Kashmir highland has narrowed its distribution and population growth. The
species should be focused and investigated and recommended for red data book.
Contributors: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naeem Khan, Dr. Aleem A. Khan
Participants: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naeem Khan, Dr. Aleem A. Khan

Species name Suncus etruscus (Savi, 1822)

Group name / # _______________________

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Mammals of Pakistan – C.A.M.P. – 18 – 22 August 03
IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Sari’s Pigmay Shrew, Mediterranean Pigmy Shrew

Scientific name : Suncus etruscus (Savi, 1822)
Family Soricidae
Habitat : Gardens, hedges, residential areas
Habit/ Niche Human settlements in humid areas
Elevation : 0 – 2000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Coastal Sindh <500
2 Easern Punjab <200
3 Charsadda <200
4
Presence in protected areas Ayubia national park (NWFP) Keti Bunder north& south wildlife sanctuary (Sindh)
Extent of occurrence : 2000 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : 2
No. of locations : 2
Habitat status : No change in habitat; no predicted change; no change in quality
Threats : P: none
Pr: none
F: none
Population number : 800
Mature individuals : ≅ 500
Population status : Stable population; no predicted decline
Global distribution South India, Orissa, Bengal, Assam, India and Pakistan.
Recent field status Roberts, T.J. 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : Personal sighting (2003) near Jassar(River Ravi) at Indian Border (Z.Ali)
Contributors: Dr. Aleem A Khan
Participants: Prof. Dr. Naeem Khan

Species name Suncus murinus (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Mammals of Pakistan – C.A.M.P. – 18 – 22 August 03
IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name House shrew, Musk Shrew (English)

Scientific name : Suncus murinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Family Soricidae
Habitat : Outskirts of villages and towns, hedges and gardens
Habit/ Niche More adapted to commercial existence with man and is redistricted to more humid regions
of Pakistan.
Elevation : 0 – 2000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Southern Sindh >5000
2 Eastern Punjab >3000
3 North Punjab >5000
Presence in protected areas Ayubia national park (NWFP) Chumbi Surla wildlife sanctuary (Punjab) Keti Bunder north&
south wildlife sanctuary (Sindh)
Extent of occurrence : 5,000 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : 2
No. of locations : 2
Habitat status : No change in habitat status; no predicted change; no change in quality of habitat
Threats : P: none
Pr: none
F: none
Population number : 13000
Mature individuals : <10,000
Population status : Increase in population; no predicted decline
Global distribution India, Srilanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, south east china, Taiwan, Indonesia, Afghanistan &
Pakistan.
Recent field status Roberts, T.J. 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Dr. Aleem A Khan
Participants: Prof. Dr. M Naeem Khan

Species name Suncus stoliczkanus (Anderson, 1877)

Group name / # _______________________

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Yellow Throated Shrew (English)

Scientific name : Suncus stoliczkanus (Anderson, 1877)
Family Soricidae
Habitat : Gardens, grassy embankments, near watercourses and paddy fields
Habit/ Niche Largely nocturnal, solitary lives away from human buildings.
Elevation : 0 – 500 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Lower Indus 2000 – 3000
2 Upper Indus 4000 – 6000
3
Presence in protected areas Kirthar national park (Sindh) Narra canal wildlife sanctuary (Sindh) Lal Suhanra national
park (Punjab)
Extent of occurrence : 20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2

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No. subpopulations : 2
No. of locations : 2
Habitat status : No change in habitat; no predicted change; no change in quality
Threats : None
Population number : 6000 – 9000
Mature individuals : 5000
Population status : Population increasing; no decline predicted
Global distribution Nepal,India and Pakistan.
Recent field status Roberts, T.J. 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : Personal sighting near Sukkur (2002). (Z.Ali)
Contributors: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem
Participants: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem

Barbastella leucomelas (Cretzschmar, 1830)

Synonyms: Vespertilio leucomelas Cretzschmar, 1830/31
Barbastella blandfordi Bianchi, 1917
Plecotus darjelingensis Hodgson, in Horsfield, 1855

Common name: Eastern Barbastelle

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Solitary, nocturnal

Habitat: Himalayan moist temperate forest and dry coniferous forest.

Niche: Caves, tunnels, crevices, tree hollows, bark. 1800m.

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan

National:
Pakistan: NWFP, Northern Areas

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source:

Threats

Trade:

Data source:

Population
Generation time: Not known

Mature individuals: Not known

Population trends: Not known

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

National Status:

Pakistan:
Uncertainty
Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated

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Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Nepal: Annapurna Conservation Area, Makalu Barun National Park, Rara National Park

Recommendations
Research:

Management:

Captive breeding: Propagation techniques not known at all.

Comments

Sources

Compilers

Reviewers
Recent Field Studies
T.K. Shrestha in Western Nepal, 1997-1999, Mammals of Nepal.
S. Mistry in Sikkim, 1992, Survey.

Distribution based on literature

Distribution Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

PAKISTAN
Northern Areas
Gilgit 35º 54 74º 20 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Naltar 36º 07 74º 14 Bates & Harrison, 1997
NWFP
Dunga Gali 34º 03 77º 22 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797)

Synonyms: Vespertilio sphinx Vahl, 1797

Cynopterus angulatus Miller, 1898
Cynopterus brachysoma Dobson, 1871
Cynopterus marginatus (var. Pachysoma scherzeri) Zelebor, 1869
Cynopterus marginatus var. andamensis Dobson, 1873
Cynopterus marginatus var. ellioti Gray, 1870
Cynopterus sphinx gangeticus Andersen, 1910
Pachysoma brevicaudatum Temminck, 1837
Pteropus marginatus Geoffroy, E. 1810
Pteropus pusillus Geoffroy, E., 1803
Vespertilio fibulatus Vahl, 1797

Common names: Bengali: Bucha-nak Kola Badur; English: Short-nosed (Indian) Fruit Bat

Family: Pteropodidae
Habit: Arboreal.
Habitat: Agricultural lands, orchards, forests, buildings.

Niche: Trees. Up to 2000m.

Distribution
Global: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

National:
Pakistan: Sindh

Extent of Occurrence:

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Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status: Communal species.

Data source:

Threats
Threats to the taxon: Habitat loss, development, dams, deforestation, exploitation, hunting, hunting for medicine.

Data source: Field study; inferred.

Population
Generation time: 4-6 years

Mature individuals: > 10,000

Population trend: There is no decline in population and it is not predicted in the future.

Data source: Field study; inferred.

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Old World Fruit Bats Action Plan (Global): Not threatened
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas:

Recommendations
Research

Management:

Comments
One of the most abundant bats in South Asia. Recently it has been found that adult male bats roosting alone are also engaged
in breeding activities. So it is extremely important that an adequate number of sites for male roosts are supplied near a harem.
Commensal species, the abundance of which has probably increased due to man.

Sources

Compilers

Reviewers
Recent Field Studies

Distribution in South Asia and Myanmar from literature

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
PAKISTAN
Sindh
Karachi 24º 51 67º 02 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Malir 24º 59 67º 13 Bates & Harrison, 1997

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Eptesicus bottae (Peters, 1869)
Synonyms: Vesperus botae Peters, 1869
Eptesicus ognevi Bobrinskii, 1918

Common names: Botta's Serotine

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Roost in buildings, arboreal, insectivore.

Habitat: Open desert, arid or semi arid regions, cultivated areas.

Niche: Building and rock crevices in Palearctic regions. Up to 3400m.

Distribution
Global: Turkey, Egypt, Yemen, Mongolia, Pakistan, Afghanistan

National :
Pakistan: Northern areas
Extent of Occurrence:
Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations: .

Habitat status: Not known.

Data source:

Threats
Threats to the taxon: Not known

Population
Generation time: Not known

Mature individuals: Not known

Population trend:

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas:

Recommendations
Research:
Management:
Captive breeding: Techniques not known at all.

Comments
Sources
Compilers

Reviewers

Recent Field Studies

Distribution in South Asia and Afghanistan based on literature

Distribution in South Asia Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

PAKISTAN
Northern areas
Shenkagarh 35º 21 74º 52 Bates & Harrison, 1997

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Eptesticus nilssoni (Keyserling and Blasius, 1839)
Synonyms: Eptesicus gobiensis Bobrinskii, 1926
Eptesticus nilssonii Bobrinskii, 1926
Eptesticus nilssonii centralasiaticus Bobrinskii, 1926
Eptesticus nilssonii gobiensis Bobrinskii, 1926
Eptesticus nilssonii kashgaricus Bobrinskii, 1926

Common names: Bobrinskii's serotine

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Arboreal, insectivore in open habitat.

Habitat: Desert areas of former USSR.

Niche: Rock crevices. 3200-3250m.

Distribution
Global: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Tibet, China, Mongolia, Russia and other Central Asian countries.

National :
Pakistan: Northern areas

Afghanistan

Extent of Occurrence: 101

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source:

Threats
Threats:
Population
Generation time: Not known

Mature individuals: Not known

Population trend: Not known

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

National Status:

Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:

Management:

Comments

Sources

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Compilers

Reviewers

Recent Field Studies

Distribution in South Asia and Afghanistan from literature

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
AFGHANISTAN
Kabul 34º 30 69º 10 As nilssonii kashgaricus in
Felten, 1971
Bates & Harrison, 1997
NEPAL
No exact locality - - Bates & Harrison, 1997
PAKISTAN
Northern areas
Gilgit 35º 54 74º 20 Possible record.
Bates & Harrison, 1997

Eptesicus nasutus (Dobson, 1877)

Synonyms: Vesperugo (Vesperos) nasutus Dobson, 1877

Common names: Sindh Serotine Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Walls of ruined buildings, caves.

Habitat: Semi desert terrain, river borders.

Distribution
Global: Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
National :
Pakistan: Baluchistan, Sindh
Extent of Occurrence:
Area of Occupancy:
Locations/subpopulations:
Habitat status:
Data source:

Threats
Threats: Not known
Population
Generation time: Not known

Mature individuals: Not known

Population trend: Not known

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Vulnerable A2c
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Vulnerable A2c
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:
Management:

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Comments
Sources
Compilers

Reviewers
Recent Field Studies
Distribution from literature

Distribution in South Asia Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

PAKISTAN
Baluchistan
Kharan 28º 34 65º 26 Bates & Harrison, 1997
near Rajbar - - Bates & Harrison, 1997
junction of Razhai & Sichk - - Bates & Harrison, 1997
rivers in Baluchistan
Sindh
near Rohri - - type loc. of nasutus,
according to Blanford
1888-91.
Bates & Harrison, 1997

Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774)

Synonyms: Vespertilio serotinus Schreber, 1774
Eptesicus serotinus pashtonus Gaisler, 1970
Scotophilus pachyomus Tomes, 1857
Vespertilio turcomanus Eversmann, 1840

Common names: Serotine Thick-eared Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Solitary or in small numbers, insectivorous.

Habitat: Caves and cracks in rocks, rocky riverines, montane.

Niche: Tree hollows, caves and cracks in rocks. 462-2338m.

Distribution
Global: W Europe through S. Asiatic Russia to Himalayas, Thailand and China, north to Korea, Taiwan, S. England, N. Africa,
most islands in Mediterranean; perhaps sub-Saharan Africa, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, Afghanistan (Himalayan tracts).

National :
Pakistan: NWFP
Migration regions: Known for its long distance migration.

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:
Data source:
Threats
Threats to the taxon:

Data source: Field study; observed, inferred.

Population
Generation time: Not known

Mature individuals: Not known

Population trend: Not known

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

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Ver. 3.1: NEAR THREATENED

Although widely distributed, habitat change and destruction could have an impact on the populations in the future. The species
is not vert common and due to its patchy distribution it is Near Threatened.

National Status:
India: Near Threatened
Nepal: Near Threatened
Pakistan: Data Deficient

Uncertainty
Assessed based on evidence and precaution and on the consensus of field biologists.

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas:

Recommendations
Research:

Management:

Comments
Sources

Compilers

Reviewers
Recent Field Studies
Distribution in South Asia and Afghanistan from literature and recent field studies

Distribution Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

PAKISTAN
NWFP
Karakar Pass 34º 26 72º 13 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Hipposideros cineraceus Blyth, 1853

Synonyms: Phyllorhina micropus Peters, 1872

Common name: Least Leaf-nosed Bat

Family: Hipposideridae

Habit: Insectivorous

Habitat: Montane forests.

Niche: Tree hollows. 62-1477m.

Distribution
Global: Vietnam and Borneo, adjacent small islands; probably the Philippines, India, Nepal, Myanmar

South Asia:
India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttaranchal, West Bengal
Nepal
Pakistan: Punjab
Myanmar (Northern)

Extent of Occurrence

Area of OccupancyLocations/subpopulations: 16 / not known. Contiguous.

Habitat status:

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Data source:

Threats
Threats to the taxon:

Data source:

Population
Generation time: Not known

Mature individuals: Not known

Population trend: Not known

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:

Management:

Comments
Sources
Compilers

Reviewers

Recent Field Studies

Distribution in South Asia and Myanmar from literature and recent field studies

Distribution in Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

South Asia
PAKISTAN
Punjab
Pind Dadan Khan 32º 36 72º 57 type loc. of cineraceus
Bates & Harrison, 1997

Hipposideros fulvus Gray, 1838

Synonyms: Hipposideros murinus Gray, 1838
Phyllorhina aurita Tomes, 1859
Phyllorhina atra Fitzinger, 1870
Rhinolophus fulgens Elliot, 1839
Hipposideros fulvus pallidus Andersen, 1918

Common names: Fulvous Leaf-nosed Bat

Family: Hipposideridae

Habit: Colonial (single and mixed roosts), insectivorous

Habitat: Subterranean caves, wells, ruins of houses, thorn scrub.

Niche: Caves/ wide range.

Distribution
Global: Pakistan to Vietnam, south to Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, India

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South Asia:
India: Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar
Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Nepal
Pakistan: Baluchistan, Punjab, Sindh
Sri Lanka: Matara, North Western Province, Sabaragamuwa Province, Southern Province
Afghanistan

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations: Many / not known.

Habitat status:

Data source:

Threats
Data source:
Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals

Population trend:

Data source:

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty
Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:
Management:
Comments
Sources
Compilers

Reviewers

Recent Field Studies

J. Vanitharani & S. Jayapraba in caves of Parapadi, Rodiyarpatti hills, 2000-2002 ongoing, survey of bats of Tirunelvelli district
and role in ecosystem T.R. Radhamani in Madurai, 1988-1996, behaviour
A. Madhavan in Cochin in Kerala, 1993, survey
H.R. Bhat and S. Srinivasan in Karnataka, 1990, ecological record
D. Joshi in Aurangabad caves, Ellora Caves, Ajantha Caves, Bhimashankar slope caves, Maharashtra, 2001
Distribution in South Asia and Afghanistan from literature and recent field studies

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
PAKISTAN
Baluchistan
Hoshab 26º 01 63º 55 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Panjgur 26º 56 64º 06 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Punjab
Chaklala 33º 40 73º 08 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Rawalpindi 33º 36 73º 03 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sindh
Gharo 24º 44 67º 36 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Gholam 25º 06 67º 48 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Shujawal 24º 36 68º 05 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sukkur 27º 42 68º 52 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Thatta 24º 45 67º 56 Bates & Harrison, 1997

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Megaderma lyra Geoffroy, 1810
Synonyms:
Common names: Indian False Vampire
Family: Megadermatidae

Habit: Colonial (single and mixed roosts), insectivorous

Habitat: Subterranean caves, wells, ruins of houses, thorn scrub.

Niche: Caves/ wide range.

Distribution
Global: Pakistan to Vietnam, Afghanistan, through out India except in the Himalays, Burma, and Malaysia.
South Asia:
India: through out India except in the Himalays, Burma,Nepal
Pakistan: Peshawar, Mardan
Afghanistan: Nangahar
Extent of Occurrence:
Area of Occupancy:
Locations/subpopulations: not known.

Habitat status:
Data source:
Threats
Data source:

Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals

Population trend:

Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty
Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:
Management:

Comments
Sources
Compilers

Reviewers
Recent Field Studies
J. Vanitharani & S. Jayapraba in caves of Parapadi, Rodiyarpatti hills, 2000-2002 ongoing, survey of bats of Tirunelvelli district
and role in ecosystem T.R. Radhamani in Madurai, 1988-1996, behaviour
A. Madhavan in Cochin in Kerala, 1993, survey
H.R. Bhat and S. Srinivasan in Karnataka, 1990, ecological record
D. Joshi in Aurangabad caves, Ellora Caves, Ajantha Caves, Bhimashankar slope caves, Maharashtra, 2001Distribution in South Asia and
Afghanistan from literature and recent field studies

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Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources
Asia
PAKISTAN
Baluchistan
Hoshab 26º 01 63º 55 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Panjgur 26º 56 64º 06 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Punjab
Chaklala 33º 40 73º 08 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Rawalpindi 33º 36 73º 03 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sindh
Gharo 24º 44 67º 36 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Gholam 25º 06 67º 48 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Shujawal 24º 36 68º 05 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sukkur 27º 42 68º 52 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Thatta 24º 45 67º 56 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817)

Synonyms: Vespertilio scheibersii Kuhl, 1819
Vespertilio fuliginosa Hodgson, 1835

Common names: Sinhalese: Schreibersge dik-angeli wawula;

English: Schreiber's Long-fingered Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Large colonies.

Habitat: Hilly and forested country-side.

Niche: Caves, caverns and crevices in rocks. Up to 338-1230m.

Distribution
Global: Southern Europe and Morocco through the Caucasus and Iran to Japan, the Indian subcontinent and east to Australia;
also sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia:
India: Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttaranchal, West Bengal
Nepal
Sri Lanka: Central Province, North Western Province, Sabaragamuwa Province, Uva Province, Western Province

Afghanistan
Myanmar (Northern)

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

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Habitat status:

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Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty
Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Lower Risk near threatened
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk near threatened
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research

Management:

Comments

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Murina tubinaris (Scully, 1881)

Synonym: Harpiocephalus tubinaris Scully, 1881

Common name: Scully's Tube-nosed Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Insectivorous

Habitat: Mountain slopes, hills

Niche: Roosts in trees.

Distribution
Global: India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

South Asia:
ndia: Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, West Bengal
Pakistan

Myanmar (Northern)

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status: .

Data source: Literature

Threats
Threats to the taxon:

Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

178
Population trend: <

Data source
Recent Field Studies
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:

Management:

Comments
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Distribution in South Asia and Myanmar based on literature

Distribution in South Asia Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

PAKISTAN
Gilgit 35º 54 74º 20 Type locality of M. tubinaris
Bates & Harrison, 1997
Nathia Gali 34º 04 73º 24 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857)

Synonyms: Vespertilio blythii Tomes, 1857

Myotis africanus Dobson, 1875
Vespertilio murinoides Dobson, 1837

Common name: Lesser Mouse-eared Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Colonial / clusters, insectivorous.

Habitat: Scrub forest and low foothills with low rainfall, tropical semi evergreen forests.

Niche: Caves, buildings (unused), trees, crevices. 170-1754m.

Distribution
Global: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Mediterranean zone of Europe and north-west Africa to the Crimea, Asia Minor,
Israel, Arabia, China, Mongolia.

South Asia:
India: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Rajasthan
Nepal
Pakistan

Afghanistan

Extent of Occurrence: >

Area of Occupancy: >

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Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source:

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Data source:

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Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:

Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:

Management:

Sources
Compilers

Reviewers:
Recent Field Studies
Distribution based on literature and recent field sightings

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
PAKISTAN
Karakar Pass 34º 26 72º 13 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Myotis emarginatus (Geoffroy, 1806)

Synonyms:
Myotis lanceus Oldfield Thomas, 1920

Common name: Geoffroy’s Bat or Notch-eared Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Colonial / clusters, insectivorous.

Habitat: Scrub forest and low foothills with low rainfall

Niche:
Distribution
Global: USSR

South Asia:
Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Pakistan
Extent of Occurrence:

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Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:
Management:

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Distribution based on literature and recent field sightings

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
PAKISTAN
Chagi Desert 26º 56 64º 06 T.J. Roberts 1997

Myotis longipes (Dobson, 1873)

Synonyms: Vespertilio longipes Dobson, 1873
Myotis theobaldi Blyth, 1856
Vespertilio megalopus Dobson, 1875
Vespertilio macropus Dobson, 1872

Common names: Kashmir Cave Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habitat: Caves and ruins.

Niche: Cracks and crevices, unused buildings/low lying areas. 1754m.

Distribution
Global: India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Afghanistan

South Asia:
India: Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Maharashtra
Nepal

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Afghanistan
Myanmar (Northern)

Extent of Occurrence: >

Area of Occupancy: >

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source:

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Threats to the taxon:
Data source:
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Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend: > .

Data source:

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Ver. 3.1: NEAR THREATENED

National Status:
India: Near Threatened
Nepal: Near Threatened

Uncertainty
Assessed based on evidence and on the consensus of field biologists.

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Vulnerable B1+2c; D2
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Vulnerable B1+2c; D2
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:

Management:

Captive breeding: Techniques not known at all.

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Myotis muricola (Gray, 1846)

Synonyms: Vespertilio muricola Gray, 1846
Vespertilio blanfordi Dobson, 1871,
Vespertilio caliginosus Tomes, 1859,

Common names: Nepalese Whiskered Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Insectivorous, colonial

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Habitat: Montane forests, hilly forests

Niche: Caves, tightly rolled banana leaves. 1230 - 2700m.

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, and Pakistan

South Asia:
India: Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttaranchal, West Bengal
Nepal
Pakistan: NWFP, Punjab
Sri Lanka

Afghanistan
Myanmar (Northern)
Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:
.

Data source

Threats

Data source:

Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

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.
Data source

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Pakistan: Murree National Park; Nepal: Langtung National Park

Recommendations
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Distribution in South Asia, Afghanistan and Myanmar based on literature

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
PAKISTAN
NWFP
Karakar Pass 34º 26 72º 13 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Shogran 34º 37 73º 28 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Punjab
Dunga Gali 34º 03 77º 22 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Gharial 33º 55 73º 27 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Murree 33º 55 73º 26 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Myotis mystacinus (Kuhl, 1819)

Synonyms: Vespertilio mystacinus Gray, 1846
Vespertilio pallidiventris Hodgson, 1871,
Vespertilio nipalensis Dobson, 1871
Myotis meinertzhageni Tomas, 1926

Common names: Whiskered Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Insectivorous (mainly Lepidoptera)

Habitat: Desert, semi desert, warm tropical lowland, montane forest.

Niche: 20-3015m.

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and most of paleoactic region

South Asia:
India: Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Nepal, West Bengal
Nepal
Pakistan: NWFP, Punjab

Afghanistan

Extent of Occurrence: >20,000 sq km

Area of Occupancy: >20,000 sq km. Estimated based on 10 km foraging radius and > 20 locations
Locations/subpopulations: > 20/ not known fragmented

Habitat status:
.

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Data source:
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.
Data source

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

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Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Pakistan: Murree National Park; Nepal: Langtung National Park

Recommendations
Research:

Management
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Distribution in South Asia, Afghanistan and Myanmar based on literature

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
PAKISTAN
Kashmir T.J Roberts 1997

Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1817)

Synonym: Vespertilio leisleri Kuhl, 1819
Common names: Hairy-armed Bat, Leisler's Bat
Family: Vespertilionidae
Habit: Insectivorous, piscivore (?), riverine.
Habitat: Montane forests, riparian.
Niche: Hollow trees/1380-2370m.
Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Palearctic east to about 80 degrees
South Asia:
India: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttaranchal
Pakistan: NWFP, Punjab
Afghanistan
Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:
Habitat status:

Data source: .

Threats
Data source:

Population
Generation time: 4-6 years

Mature individuals:

Population trend:
Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
National Status

Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Lower Risk near threatened

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Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk near threatened
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
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Management:
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None

Distribution in South Asia and Afghanistan based on literature

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources
Asia
PAKISTAN
NWFP
Kululai 35º 18 72º 35 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Yakh Tangai 34º 34 71º 57 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Punjab
Gharial 33º 55 73º 27 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774) LEAST CONCERN in South Asia

Synonyms: Vespertilio noctula Schreber, 1774
?Vesperugo (N.) plancyi Gerbe, 1880
Vespertilio labiata Hodgson, 1835
Common names: Noctule

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Insectivorous, colonial, migratory

Habitat: Buildings, temples, montane forests, oak forests

Niche: Hollow trees, cellars, old ruins, rock crevices, haunted houses, feeds over wetlands, woodlands and pastures in Europe.
577-1231m.

Distribution
Global: India, Nepal, Myanmar

South Asia:
India, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttaranchal, West Bengal Nepal
Pakistan: NWFP Myanmar (Northern)
Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy .
Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:
Data source: .

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Generation time:

Mature individuals:
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Data source: .
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

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Uncertainty
Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed
Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:

Management:

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Distribution on literature

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
PAKISTAN
NWFP
Kohat 33º 34 71º 26 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Nyctalus montanus (Barrett Hamilton, 1906) LEAST CONCERN in South Asia

Synonyms: Pterygister montanus

Common names: Mountain Noctule

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Insectivorous, colonial, migratory

Habitat: Buildings, temples, montane forests, oak forests

Niche: Hollow trees, cellars, old ruins, rock crevices, haunted houses, feeds over wetlands, woodlands and pastures in Europe.
577-1231m.

Distribution
Global: India, Nepal, and Myanmar

South Asia:
Myanmar (Northern), India, Afghanistan, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal Nepal
Pakistan: NWFP

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy .

Locations/subpopulations:

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Mature individuals:
Population trend:
Data source: .

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations

Research:

Management:

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Distribution on literature

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
PAKISTAN
NWFP
Kohat 33º 34 71º 26 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Chitral 35º 50 71º 47

Otonycteris hemprichii Peters, 1859

Synonyms: Otonycteris cinereus Satunin, 1919

Common name: Hemiprich’s Long-eared Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae
Habitat: Steppe Mountain, Upland desert, dry, deciduous woodland
Niche: Rock crevices. Upto 2700m.
Distribution
Global: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan
South Asia:
India: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Extent of Occurrence:
Area of Occupancy:
Locations/subpopulations .
Habitat status:

Data source:

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Threats to the taxon:
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Mature individuals:
Population trend:
Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty
Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Not Evaluated
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research
Management:
Sources
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Distribution based on literature

Distribution Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

PAKISTAN
Chitral (9.6km south of) - - Bates & Harrison, 1997
Gilgit 35º 54 74º 20 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Gupis Valley 36º 13 73º 27 Bates & Harrison, 1997

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Pipistrellus ceylonicus (Kelaart, 1852) LEAST CONCERN in South Asia
Synonyms: Scotophilus ceylonicus Kelaart, 1852
Pipistrellus ceylonicus subcanus Thomas, 1915
Pipistrellus chrysothrix Wroughton, 1899
Vesperugo indicus Dobson, 1878
Common names: Bengali: Kelaarter Chamchika; English: Kelaart's Pipistrelle
Family: Vespertilionidae
Habitat: Tropical thorn to highlands
Niche: Tree holes, cracks in walls, wells, temples, roller blinds. 2153m.
Distribution
Global: Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, northern Borneo
South Asia:
Bangladesh
India: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan,
Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka: Central Province, Eastern Province, Uva Province, Western Province
Myanmar (Northern)
Extent of Occurrence:
Area of Occupancy:
Locations/subpopulations:
Habitat status:
Data source:
Threats
Population
Generation time:
Mature individuals:
Population trend:
Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty
Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed
Known presence in Protected Areas
Recommendations
Research:
Management:
Sources
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Distribution from literature

Distribution in Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

South Asia
PAKISTAN
Karachi 24º 51 67º 02 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Khanewal 30º 18 76º 51 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Landhi 24º 51 67º 16 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Lyallpur 31º 25 73º 07 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Malir 24º 59 67º 13 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Thatta 24º 45 67º 56 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Pipistrellus coromandra (Gray, 1838)

Synonyms: Scotophilus coromandra Gray, 1838
Myotis parvipes Blyth, 1853
Scotophilus coromandelianus Blyth, 1863
Vespertilio coromandelicus Blyth, 1851
?Vesperugo blythii Wagner, 1855
?Vesperugo micropus Peters, 1872

Common names: Bengali: Khudey Chamchika; English: Coromandel Pipistrelle, Indian Pipistrelle

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habitat: Widely distributed in moist habitats

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Niche: Crevices, ceilings, chimneys, tree-holes, under barks, behind signboards, among tiles of huts; 185-2769m.

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

South Asia:
Bangladesh: Throughout
India: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Nicobar Islands, Orissa, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar
Pradesh, West Bengal
Nepal
Sri Lanka: Central Province, North Central Province, North Western Province, Northern Province, Southern Province, Uva
Province

Afghanistan

Extent of Occurrence

Area of Occupancy

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

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Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

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Management:

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Pipistrellus javanicus (Gray, 1838)

Synonyms: Scotophilus javanicus Gray, 1838
Pipistrellus babu Thomas, 1915
Pipistrellus camortae Miller, 1902
Pipistrellus peguensis Sinha, 1969

Common names: Javan Pipistrelle

Family: Vespertilionidae

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Habit: In old buildings, small colonies

Habitat: Tropical zone, pine forest

Niche: Old buildings in urban areas. Upto 2400m.

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines,
perhaps Australia

South Asia:
Bangladesh
India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim,
Uttaranchal, West Bengal
Nepal
Pakistan: NWFP, Punjab

Afghanistan
Myanmar
Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status: .

Data source:
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Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:

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Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:
Management: .
Sources
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Distribution Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

PAKISTAN
NWFP
Karakar Pass 34º 26 72º 13 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Punjab
Gharial 33º 55 73º 27 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Murree 33º 55 73º 26 Type locality of babu
Bates & Harrison, 1997

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Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817)
Synonyms: Vespertilio kuhli Kuhl, 1819
Pipistrellus lepidus Blyth, 1845
Vespertilio (Pipistrellus) leucotis Dobson, 1872

Common names: Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Open desert

Habitat: Open forests, human dwellings

Niche: Thatched roof of houses. 615-769m.

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan

South Asia:
India: Assam, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, West Bengal
Pakistan: Baluchistan, Punjab, Sindh

Afghanistan

Extent of Occurrence

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

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Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:

Management:

Captive breeding: Techniques not known at all.

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Distribution from literature

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
PAKISTAN
Balochistan
Darzi Chach 29º 41 65º 37 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Panjgur 26º 56 64º 06 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Punjab
Lyallpur 31º 25 73º 07 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Multan 30º 11 71º 26 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Muzaffargarh 30º 04 71º 12 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Rajanpur 29º 06 70º 17 Type locality of leucotis
Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sindh
Chak 27º 44 68º 52 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Gambat 27º 19 68º 32 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Hyderabad 25º 24 68º 22 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Kashmor 28º 25 69º 35 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Mirpur 28º 12 68º 48 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Mirpur Sakro 24º 32 67º 38 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Pithoro 25º 32 68º 21 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sukkur 27º 42 68º 52 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Pipistrellus paterculus Thomas, 1915

Common names: Mount Popa Pipistrelle, Paternal Pipistrelle

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Colonial

Habitat: Bamboo forests, agricultural land

Niche: Tree holes, thatched roofs, banana plantations. 308-615m in Myanmar

Distribution
Global: India, Myanmar to southwest China, Thailand

South Asia:
India: Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland

Myanmar

Extent of Occurrence: Not known

Area of Occupancy: Not known

Locations/subpopulations:

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Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Lower Risk near threatened
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk near threatened
CITES: Not listed
Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:

Management:

Comments

Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774)

Synonyms: Vespertilio pipistrellus Schreber, 1774
Pipistrellus aladdin Thomas, 1905
Pipistrellus bactrianus Satunin, 1905
Common names: Common Pipistrelle

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habitat: Buildings, near human settlements

Niche: Wall crevices, clefts or rocks or any dry protected hole, caves. 461-2462m.

Distribution
Global: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Japan, Taiwan

South Asia:
India: Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Pakistan

Afghanistan
Myanmar

Extent of Occurrence:
.Area of Occupancy:
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Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

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Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources
Asia
PAKISTAN
Dir 35º 12 71º 52 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Gilgit 35º 54 74º 20 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Kululai 35º 18 72º 35 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Chitral 35º 50 71º 47 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Pipistrellus savii (Bonaparte, 1837)

Synonyms: Vespertilio savii Bonaparte, 1837
?Pipistrellus austenianus Dobson, 1871

Common names: Bengali: Savir Chamchika; English: Savi's Pipistrelle

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Insectivorous

Habitat: Mountain deciduous forest.

Niche: Caves, hollow trees, building crevices. 403-2585m.

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, Africa, Arabia, India, Bangladesh, Iran, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan.

South Asia:
Bangladesh: Northeastern
India: Maharashtra, Meghalaya

Afghanistan
Myanmar

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Pipistrellus tenuis (Temminck, 1840)

Synonyms: Vespertilio tenuis Temminck, 1840
Pipistrellus mimus Wroughton, 1899
Pipistrellus mimus glaucillus Wroughton, 1912
Pipistrellus principulus Thomas, 1915

Common names: Indian Pygmy Bat, Least Pipistrelle

Habit: Solitary, colonial

Habitat: Crevices in buildings and rocks, wooden structures.

Niche: Crevices. 108-769m in India

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka to Vietnam, Thailand

South Asia:
Bangladesh
India: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Pakistan: NWFP, Punjab, Sind
Nepal
Sri Lanka: Central Province, North Western Province, Sabartagamuwa Province, Southern Province, Uva Province,
Western Province

Afghanistan
Myanmar

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source:
Threats
Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:

Data source: .

IUCN (2001) Status

Uncertainty

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Known presence in Protected Areas

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Distribution in South Asia, Afghanistan and Myanmar from literature and recent field studies

Distribution in Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

South Asia
PAKISTAN
NWFP
Chitral 35º 50 71º 47 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Malakand 34º 34 71º 57 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Punjab
Bhattu Hissar - - Bates & Harrison, 1997
Chaklala 33º 40 73º 08 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Chakri 32º 47 73º 28 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Khanewal 30º 18 76º 51 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Multan 30º 11 71º 26 type loc. of glaucillus
Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sheikhupura 31º 43 73º 59 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sind
Gambat 27º 19 68º 32 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Karachi 24º 51 67º 02 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Malir 24º 59 67º 13 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sukkur 27º 42 68º 52 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Central Province
Kandy 07º 17 80º 40 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Peradeniya 07º 15 80º 40 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Rattota 07º 31 80º 41 Bates & Harrison, 1997
North Western Province
Kurenegala 07º 28 80º 23 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sabaragamuwa Province
Labugama 06º 55 80º 11 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Southern Province
Hambantota 06º 07 81º 07 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Ranna 06º 05 80º 52 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Uva Province
Namunukula 06º 55 81º 07 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Western Province
Anasigalla 06º 29 80º 03 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Colombo 06º 55 79º 52 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Kalutara 06º 35 79º 59 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: Vespertilio auritus Linnaeus, 1758
?Plecotus homochrous Hodgson, 1847
?Plecotus puck Barrett-Hamilton, 1907

Common names: Brown long-eared Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Insectivorous

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Habitat: Alpine forests

Niche: Deserted huts, hollow tree trunks, caves. 2308-3540m.

Distribution
Global: India, Ireland, Nepal, Norway, Japan, Pakistan, Spain to Russia.

South Asia:
India: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Uttaranchal, West Bengal
Nepal
Pakistan: Northern Areas, Punjab

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy: .

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source:

Threats
Threats to the taxon:

Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:

Data source:

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:

Management:

Captive breeding:

Comments
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Distribution in South Asia from literature and recent field studies

Distribution in Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

South Asia
PAKISTAN
Northern Areas
Gilgit 35º 54 74º 20 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Punjab
Murree 33º 55 73º 26 Type locality of puck
Bates & Harrison, 1997

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Plecotus austriacus (J. Fischer, 1829)

Synonyms: Vespertilio auritus austriacus Fischer, 1829

Plecotus wardi Thomas, 1911,

Common names: Common Long-eared Bat, Grey Long-eared Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Insectivorous, colonial

Habitat: Montane moist mixed conferous and deciduous forest

Niche: Crevices of tunnels, forts, dilapidated buildings, caves. 1450-3600m.

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, Austria, England, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Senegal to Mongolia to West China

South Asia:
India: Jammu & Kashmir
Nepal
Pakistan: Northern Areas, NWFP

Afghanistan

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source:
Threats
Threats to the taxon:

Population
Generation time:
Mature individuals:

Population trend:

Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

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Distribution in literature

Distribution in Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

South Asia
PAKISTAN
Northern areas
Rattoo 35º 55 74º 20 Bates & Harrison, 1997
NWFP
Battakundi 34º 56 73º 46 B & H, 1997
Sharan 34º 43 73º 28 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Shogran 34º 37 73º 28 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1866 NEAR THREATENED in South Asia

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Synonyms: Rhinolophus blasii meyeroemi Felten, 1977
Rhinolophus clivosus Blasius, 1857

Common names: Blasius' Horseshoe Bat

Family: Rhinolophidae

Habit: Insectivorous

Habitat: Caves, old buildings, gardens.

Niche: Caves, crevices

Distribution
Global: South, East and North Africa, Arabia, Southern Europe, Transcaucasia, Afghanistan, Pakistan

South Asia:
Pakistan: Punjab

Afghanistan

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source:

Threats
Threats to the taxon: Accidental mortality, roost disturbance. The influence on the population well understood, not reversible
and have not ceased to be a threat.

Population
Generation time: 4-6 years

Mature individuals: < 10,000

Population trend: Not known

Data source: Literature; suspected, inferred.

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Lower Risk near threatened
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk near threatened
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:
Management:
Comments
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None
Distribution from literature
Distribution Lat. Long. Notes/Sources
PAKISTAN
Punjab
Lahore 31º 34 74º 22 Bates & Harrison, 1997

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Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774)
Synonyms: Vespertilio ferrum-equinum Shreber, 1774
Rhinolophus tragatus Hodgson, 1835
Rhinolophus brevitarsus Blyth, 1863
Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum proximus Andersen, 1905
Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum regulus Andersen, 1905

Common name: Greater Horseshoe Bat

Family: Rhinolophidae

Habitat: Montane forests, Terai regions

Niche: Cave, ruins

Distribution
Global: Endemic to South Asia

South Asia:
India: Uttar Pradesh
Nepal
Pakistan

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source:

Threats
Threats to the taxon: Habitat loss, roost disturbance. The influence on the population not understood threats not reversible and
has not ceased to be a threat.

Population
Generation time: 4-6 years

Mature individuals:

Population trend:

Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
1997 C.A.M.P. (Ver. 2.3): Vulnerable B1+2c; D2

Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Lower Risk near threatened
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk near threatened
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
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Management:

Comments

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Distribution from literature
Distribution Lat. Long. Notes/Sources
PAKISTAN
Baluchistan
Kalat Bates & Harrison, 1997
Nushki Bates & Harrison, 1997
Quetta Bates & Harrison, 1997
Northern areas
Gilgit Bates & Harrison, 1997
NWFP
Abbotabad Bates & Harrison, 1997
Karakar Pass Bates & Harrison, 1997
Kululai Bates & Harrison, 1997

Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800) VULNERABLE in South Asia

Synonyms: Vespertilio hipposideros Bechstein, 1800

Rhinolophus midas Andersen, 1905

Common names: Lesser Horseshoe bat

Family: Rhinolophidae

Habit: Colonial

Habitat: Warm valleys

Niche: Caves, ruined buildings, outhouses / 1230-1850m.

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, Africa, India, Morocco, North Arabia, Pakistan, Western Europe

South Asia:
India: Jammu & Kashmir
Pakistan

Afghanistan

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:
Habitat status:
Threats
Threats to the taxon:
Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:

Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Vulnerable A2c

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Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Vulnerable A2c
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

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Management:

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Distribution from literature

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
AFGHANISTAN
Jalabad 34º 26 70º 25 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Qalat 32º 05 66º 53 Bates & Harrison, 1997
INDIA
Jammu & Kashmir
Bumzov cave - - Bates & Harrison, 1997
PAKISTAN
Gilgit 35º 54 74º 20 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Rhinolophus lepidus Blyth, 1844

Synonyms: Rhinolophus monticola Andersen, 1905
Common names: Bengali: Chhoto Ghorakhuri Chamchika; English: Blyth's Horseshoe Bat

Family: Rhinolophidae

Habit: Solitary, colonial

Habitat: Forests

Niche: Caves, ruins, dungeons, tunnels, subterranean soils, old houses, ruined temples. Up to 2388m.

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, northern Myanmar, Pakistan, Southeast Asia

South Asia:
Bangladesh
India: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland,
New Delhi, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Nepal
Pakistan

Afghanistan
Myanmar (Northern)

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

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Data source:

Threats
Threats to the taxon:

Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:
Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
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Management:
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Distribution from literature

Distribution in Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

South Asia
PAKISTAN
Abbotabad 34º 08 73º 12 Bates & Harrison, 1997

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Rhinolophus macrotis Blyth, 1844 NEAR THREATENED in South Asia
Synonyms: Rhinolophus episcopus Allen, 1923
Rhinolophus macrotis topali Csorba & Bates, 1995

Common names: Big-eared Horse-shoe Bat

Family: Rhinolophidae

Habit: Insectivorous, flies out during early twilight hours

Habitat: Caves, mines, forests

Niche: Caves. 1692m

Distribution
Global: India, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, southern China, Vietnam, West Sumatra

South Asia:
India: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttaranchal, West Bengal
Pakistan: Punjab

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations: .

Habitat status:

Data source:

Threats
Threats to the taxon:

Trade:

Population
Generation time: 4-6 years

Mature individuals: < 10,000

Population trend: > 10% decline in the population in the past 10 years.

Data source: Indirect information; informal sightings; literature; inferred.

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty
Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:

Management:

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 Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources
Asia
PAKISTAN
Punjab
near Abbotabad - - Bates & Harrison, 1997

Rhinopoma hardwickei Gray, 1831

Common names: Bengali: Chhoto Indur-lenji Badur;
English: Lesser Mouse-tailed Bat

Family: Rhinopomatidae

Habit: Colonial

Habitat: Wide crevices, temple

Niche: Old ruins, tunnels, buildings, dark sites in crevices. Up to 108m.

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, Arabia, Bangladesh, India, Iran Myanmar, Morroco, Mauritania to East Africa, Niger, Pakistan

South Asia:
Bangladesh: Southwestern
India: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, New Delhi, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu,
Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Pakistan: NWFP, Punjab, Sindh

Afghanistan

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source:
Threats
Threats to the taxon:
Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:
Population trend:

Data source:

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty
Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
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Management:

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Distribution from literature

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
PAKISTAN
NWFP
Amb 34º 18 72º 51 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Punjab
Ara - - Bates & Harrison, 1997
Chitti Dil - - Bates & Harrison, 1997
Rohtas 32º 58 73º 36 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sakesar 32º 33 71º 57 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sindh
Karachi 24º 51 67º 02 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Karchat Hills 25º 46 67º 44 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Landhi 24º 51 67º 16 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Rhinopoma microphyllum (Brünnich, 1782) LEAST CONCERN in South Asia

Synonyms: Vespertilio microphyllus Brunnich, 1782
Rhinopoma microphyllum kinneari Wroughton, 1912

Common names: Bengali: Indur-lenji Chamchika; English: Greater Mouse-tailed Bat

Family: Rhinopomatidae

Habit: Colonial.

Habitat: Desert regions.

Niche: Old ruins, buildings, tunnels, cave; up to 100m.

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, Arabia, Bangladesh, India, Iran, North Africa, Pakistan, Sumatra, Thailand

South Asia:
Bangladesh: Northern, eastern and southeastern
India: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar
Pradesh
Pakistan: Baluchistan, NWFP, Punjab, Sind

Afghanistan

Extent of Occurrence: .

Area of Occupancy: .

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source:

Threats
Threats to the taxon:
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:

Data source:

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty
Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated

209
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
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Management:

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Sinha, Rajasthan, 1972-74, Gujarat, 1976
Senacha, Rajasthan, 2001 till date.

Distribution in South Asia and Afghanistan from literature and recent field studies

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
PAKISTAN
Baluchistan
Las Bela - - Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sadikabad 28º 18 70º 02 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Qutabpur 29º 54 71º 47 Bates & Harrison, 1997
NWFP
Amb 34º 18 72º 51 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Malakand Hills 34º 34 71º 57 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Punjab
Ara - - Bates & Harrison, 1997
Gujrat 32º 34 74º 04 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Jhelum 32º 57 73º 44 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Mailsi 29º 42 72º 12 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Multan 30º 11 71º 26 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Rohtas 32º 58 73º 36 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sakesar 32º 33 71º 57 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sind
Gambat 27º 19 68º 32 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Hyderabad 25º 24 68º 22 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Karachi 24º 51 67º 02 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Karchat Hills 25º 46 67º 44 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sukkur 27º 42 68º 52 Bates & Harrison, 1997

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Rhinopoma muscatellum Thomas, 1903

Synonyms: Rhinopoma muscatellum seianum Thomas, 1913

Common names: Small mouse-tailed Bat

Family: Rhinopomatidae

Habit: Insectivorous, small colonies, deserted buildings

Habitat: Dry deserts

Niche: Underground caverns, deserted buildings. 700-1100 m.

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, India, Iran, Pakistan, Oman, UAE

South Asia:
India: Rajasthan
Pakistan

Afghanistan

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations

Habitat status:

Data source:

Threats
Threats to the taxon:

Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:

Data source: Literature; inferred.

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
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Management:

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Distribution in South Asia and Afghanistan from literature

Distribution in Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

South Asia
PAKISTAN
Baluchistan
Sibi 29º 33 67º 54 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Uzhda Ridge - - AMNH: Van Cackenberge & de
Vree, 1994
Bates & Harrison, 1997

Rousettus egyptiacus (E. Geoffroy, 1810)

Synonyms: Pteropus egypticus E. Geoffroy, 1810

Rousettus arabicus Anderson & de Winton, 1902

Common names: Egyptian Fruit Bat

Family: Pteropodidae

Habit: Frugivorous, gregarious

Habitat: Desert / semi arid tracts

Niche: Natural caves, underground irrigation tunnels, open wells, mosques, underside ceilings of tombs. 985m.

Distribution
Global: Africa, Arabia, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Turkey

South Asia:
Pakistan: Baluchistan, Sindh, Personal sighting at Jiwani Village (2001-2002) Survey.

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source

Threats
Threats to the taxon:

Population
Generation time: 4-6 years

Mature individuals:

Population trend:

Data source:

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Old World Fruit Bats Action Plan: Not Threatened
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
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Management:

Comments
Taxonomic relationship of R. aegyptiacus and R. leschenaulti deserves further review. Actual population estimate 240 based
on limited distribution and small colony size (approximately 40 individuals) compared to Rousettus lescenaulti.
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Distribution in Pakistan from literature

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
PAKISTAN
Baluchistan
Lak Bidok 25º 12 66º 45 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Panjgor 26º 56 64º 06 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sindh
Karachi 24º 51 67º 02 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Kiotatta - - Bates & Harrison, 1997
Makli hills 24º 46 67º 57 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Malir 24º 59 67º 13 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Rousettus leschenaulti (Desmarest, 1820)

Synonyms: Pteropus leschenaulti Desmarest, 1820
Cynonycteris infuscata Peters, 1873
Cynopterous marginatus, Gray, 1843
Cynopterus affinis Gray, 1843
Eleutherura fusca Gray, 1870
Pteropus pyrivorus Hodgson, 1835
Pteropus seminudus Kelaart, 1850

Common names: Bengali: Kola Badur; English: Fulvous Fruit Bat

Family: Pteropodidae

Habit: Colonial

Habitat: Arid area to hot humid forests.

Niche: Caves, wells, man made constructions. Up to 1600m.

Distribution
Global: Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Southeast Asia, southern China, Sri Lanka, Vietnam

South Asia:
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir,
Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Orissa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal,
Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Nepal
Pakistan: NWFP, Punjab, Sindh
Sri Lanka: Central Province, North Central Province, North Western Province, Sabaragamuwa Province, Southern Province,
Uva Province, Western Province

Myanmar (Northern)

Extent of Occurrence

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

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Habitat status:

Data source: .

Threats
Threats to the taxon:
Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:
Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Old World Fruit Bats Action Plan: Not Threatened
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
Research:

Management:

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Distribution in South Asia and Myanmar from literature and recent field studies

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
NWFP
Malakand 34º 34 71º 57 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Punjab
Lahore 31º 34 74º 22 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Muzaffarabad 34º 22 73º 28 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sialkot 32º 30 74º 32 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sindh
Karachi 24º 51 67º 02 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Malir 24º 59 67º 13 Bates & Harrison, 1997

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Scotoecus pallidus (Dobson, 1876)

Synonyms: Scotophilus pallidus Dobson, 1876

?Vespertilio noctulinus I. Geoffroy, 1831

Common names: Desert Yellow Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Crevices of buildings, tree holes, insectivorous

Habitat: Dry tropical woods, urban areas, buildings, scrub vegetation

Niche: Crevices of deserted buildings, tree holes. Up to 2500m.

Distribution
Global: Endemic to South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan)

South Asia:
India: Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Pakistan: Punjab, Sind

Extent of Occurrence: > 20,000 sq km.

Area of Occupancy: > 2,000 sq km.

Locations/subpopulations: > 20. Fragmented.

Habitat status: Loss of habitat, change in quality of habitat.

Data source: Field study, literature; Observed, inferred

Threats
Threats to the taxon: Human interference, alien invasive species, habitat loss. The influence on the population well understood,
not reversible and have not ceased to be a threat.
Population
Generation time: 4-6 years

Mature individuals: > 10,000

Population trend: Not known

Data source: Indirect information; inferred; hypothetical

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty

Other status
Red List of Threatened Species (2000): Not Evaluated
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations
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Management:
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Distribution in Lat. Long. Notes/Sources
South Asia
PAKISTAN
Punjab
Mian Mir 31º 34 74º 22 type loc. of pallidus
Muzaffargarh 30º 04 71º 12
Sialkot 32º 30 74º 32
Sind
Kashmor 28º 25 69º 35
Khaipur Nathan 27º 06 68º 44

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 Distribution in Lat. Long. Notes/Sources
South Asia
Shah
Mirpur 28º 12 68º 48
Naundero 27º 40 68º 21
near Shikarpur - -

Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821

Synonyms: Scotophilus fulvus Gray, 1843,
Scotophilus wroughtoni Thomas, 1897
Vespertilio temminckii Horsfield, 1824

Common names: Bengali: Chhoto Holdi Chamchika; English: Asiatic Lesser Yellow House Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae

Habit: Solitary and colonial, arboreal

Habitat: Open and dry plains

Niche: Houses, caves, trees, buildings

Distribution
Global: Afganistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Northern Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Western
Malaysia

South Asia:
Bangladesh
India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Nepal
Pakistan: Punjab, Sind
Sri Lanka: Central Province, Eastern Province, North Central Province, Uva Province

Afghanistan
Myanmar (Northern)

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source:

Threats
Threats to the taxon: .

Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:

Data source:

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

Other status
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations

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Distribution in South Asia, Afghanistan and Myanmar from literature and recent field studies

Tadarida aegyptiaca (E. Geoffroy, 1818)

Synonyms: Nyctinomus aegyptiacus E. Geoffroy, 1818
Dysopes geoffroyi Temminck, 1826
Nyctinomus tragata Dobson, 1874
Tadarida gossei Wroughton, 1919
Tadarida sindica Wroughton, 1919
Tadarida thomasi Wroughton, 1919

Common names: Bengali: Lomba-leji Chamchika; English: Egyptian Free-tailed Bat

Family: Molossidae

Habit: Colonial

Habitat: Open dry habitats

Niche: Crevices, cracks, narrow spaces, plains

Distribution
Global: Afganistan, Egypt, Bangladesh, India, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, West Africa, Yemen

South Asia:
Bangladesh
India: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
Pakistan: Punjab, Sindh
Sri Lanka: Central Province, Uva Province

Afghanistan

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:

Data source:
Threats
Threats to the taxon:

Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:

Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

Other status
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations

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Management:

Sources

Compilers

Reviewers
Recent Field Studies

Distribution in South Asia and Afghanistan from literature and recent field studies

Taphozous nudiventris Cretzschmer, 1830

Synonyms: Taphozous kachhensis Dobson, 1872

Common names: Naked-rumped Tomb Bat

Family: Emballonuridae

Habitat: Temperate, tropical and arid regions.

Niche: Crevices of rocks, houses, tunnels, forts

Distribution
Global: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan

South Asia:
India: Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,
West Bengal
Pakistan: Punjab, Sind

Afghanistan
Myanmar (Northern)

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status: Not known

Data source: Literature, indirect information; Inferred

Threats
Threats to the taxon:
Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:
Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty

Other status
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

India: Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh.

Recommendations
Research: Survey

Management: Monitoring

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Comments
Habitat loss due to urbanization and ignorance of government with regard to maintenance of historical buildings like forts.

Sources
Bates & Harrison, 1997; Cretzschmer, 1830-31, Dobson, 1872, Harshey & Chandra, 2001; Hutson et al., 2001

Compilers

Reviewers
Field Studies
Distribution from literature

Distribution in Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

South Asia
PAKISTAN
Punjab
Jhelum 32º 57 73º 44 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Rohtas 32º 58 73º 36 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sindh
Kashmor 28º 25 69º 35 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Kot Diji 27º 21 68º 42 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Tori 28º 09 69º 05 Bates & Harrison, 1997
Sadikabad 28º 18 70º 02 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Taphozous perforatus E. Geoffroy, 1818

Common names: Egyptian Tomb Bat

Family: Emballonuridae

Habit: Colonial.

Niche: Caves, old ruins, buildings, wells, tunnels. 200m.

Distribution
Global: India, Pakistan

South Asia:
India: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
Pakistan: Sindh

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations

Habitat status: change in quality of habitat.

Threats
Threats to the taxon.

Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:

Data source:
Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop
Uncertainty

Other status
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed

Known presence in Protected Areas

Recommendations

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Research:

Management:

Comments

Sources

Compilers

Reviewers
Recent Field Studies
Distribution in from literature

Distribution in Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

South Asia
PAKISTAN
Sindh
Jatti 24º 22 68º 17 Bates & Harrison, 1997

Triaenops persicus Dobson, 1871

Common names: Persian Trident Bat

Family: Hipposideridae

Habit: Insectivorous

Niche: Loose bark of Date Palm and space between palm trees, underground channels, crevices and cliffs.

Distribution
Global: Africa, Iran, Pakistan, South Arabia

South Asia:
Pakistan: Sindh

Extent of Occurrence:

Area of Occupancy:

Locations/subpopulations:

Habitat status:
Data source:
Threats
Threats to the taxon:

Population
Generation time:

Mature individuals:

Population trend:

Data source:

Red List 2001 Status derived in the workshop

Uncertainty
Other status
Microchiroptera Action Plan (Global): Lower Risk least concern
CITES: Not listed
Known presence in Protected Areas
Recommendations
Research:

Management:

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Comments
Sources
Compilers

Reviewers
Recent Field Studies
Distribution in South Asia from literature

Distribution in South Lat. Long. Notes/Sources

Asia
PAKISTAN
Sindh
Gharo 24º 44 67º 36 Bates & Harrison, 1997

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 Species name Macaca mulatta mulatta (Zimmermann, 1780)
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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Bandur (Urdu), Baojha (Hindko), Shado (Pashto)

Scientific name : Macaca mulatta mulatta (Zimmermann, 1780)
Family Cercopithecidae
Habitat : Moist temperate forest, subtropical scrub forest (near to human population)
Habit/ Niche Omnivorous, Social, Diurnal
Elevation : 500-4,000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Ayubia N P 1)40-45
2) 30-35
2 Khanpur town 10
3 Pirsohawa road 5
4 Dewan nullah 5
5 Kundla shahi 30-40
6 Machiara NP Approx 500
7 Kohistan 50-80
8 Margallah hills Approx 8
Presence in protected areas Ayubia national park (NWFP), Margalla hill national park, Machiara national park
Extent of occurrence : 40,000 sq km
Area of occupancy : > 2,000 sq km
No. Subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : < 10 % decrease in area in last 10 years and < 10% is predicted in the next 10 year due to
habitat degradation
Threats : 1.4.3: tourism, 1.4.4 transport land, 3.11:subsitance use of food, 3.1.2:sub- national and
national trade for food, 4.1.2.1: traping/ snaring /netting 10.1: recreation/tourism
Population number : 4,000-5000
Mature individuals : <2500
Population status : Increasing
Global distribution South India, Orissa, Bengal, Assam, India and Pakistan.
Recent field status Dr. Mumtaz Malik. 2002. Mammals of Ayubia National Park
Iftikhar Ahmad
Dr Maqsood Anwar. Field survey of Machiara National Park
IUCN Status : Least Concern globally (2003 South Asian Primate CAMP Report; 2004 Red List of
Threatened Species)
National Status : Near Threatened in Pakistan
Comments : Kafir Valley of Chitral, Dir Kohistan, Hazara Distt, Kagan Valley, Paras, Shogran, Neelam
Valley, Murree Hills (Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: Mohsin Farooq & M.Ayaz, Rizwan Irshad, Kashif M. Sheikh, Dr. Maqsood Anwar

Species name Semnopithecus entellus (Dufresne, 1797)

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Common name Gray Langur (English), Langur (Urdu)

Scientific name : Semnopithecus entellus (Dufresne, 1797)
Family Cercopithecidae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 3.4: temperate shrub land. Moist temperate, mixed coniferous
forests.
Habit/ Niche Gregarious, Arboreal, Diurnal
Elevation : 7,000-11,000 meters
Distribution:

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Location No. of individuals
1 Shogran >50
2 Siri >70
3 Malkandi
4 Malkandi Bunja
5 Dirkot ~ 40
Extent of occurrence : 3,000-3,500km2
Area of occupancy : 11-500km2
No. subpopulations : ~4
No. of locations : 4
Habitat status : Decrease in area <10%. Prediction <10% in the habitat is due to deforestation, pollution
and tourism.
Threats : Cutting of the fruit trees, destruction and fragmentation of habitats, deforestation.
Trade for medicine.
Population number : 150-200
Mature individuals : <250
Population status : Declining by <10% in last 5 years. future decline in the population by<10% in the next 5
years is predicted.
Global distribution India and Pakistan.
Recent field status
IUCN Status : Near Threatened globally (2003 South Asian Primate CAMP Report; 2004 Red List of
Threatened Species)
National Status : Near Threatened in Pakistan
Comments : Kaghan valley harbors the largest population of Grey langur and can be divided into four
separate populations or localities i.e Shogran, Malakindi, Sharan and Kohistan.
Azad Kashmir, Pallas Valley,Indus Kohistan.( Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Saeed-uz-Zaman, Ayaz Khan.

Species name Manis crassicaudata Gray, 1827

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Common name Scaly anteater, Pangolin (English)

Scientific name : Manis crassicaudata Gray, 1827
Habitat : 6:rocky areas, 7.2: other non-aquatic subterranean habitats, 11.1: arable land (artificial -
terrestrial)
Elevation : 0 – 1000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Khatta Quaidabad
2 Kalabagh
3 Margalla Hills
4 Turnol Ratwal
5 Lasbela, Makran
6 Sialkot
7 Jhelum
8 Gujrat
9 Kohat
10 Attock
11 Salt Range
12 Dadu
13 Larkana
14 Kirthar Range
15 Hyderababd
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : 11 – 500 km2
No. subpopulations : 18
No. of locations : 18
Habitat status : Decrease of >10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of >10% for next 10 years;
decrease in quality due to decline in insect population and urbanization in habitat.
Threats : P, Pr, F: 1.1:agriculture, 1.3:extraction, 1.4.1: industry infrastructure, , 1.4.2:human
settlement infrastructure development, 1.4.4:transport – land⁄air, 3.2.1:subsistence

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Population number : Don’t know
Mature individuals : <2500
Population status : Decline in population of <10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of >10% in the next
10 years
Global distribution India, Pakistan, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Russia.
Recent field status Zulfiqar ali 1991-2003. Various survey for wildlife population monitoring, but not special for
this species.
Khalid Baig, Khalid Rafique, Anwar Mann. Informal studies in Punjab
IUCN Status (Globally): Vulnerable A4c
National Status Endangered ↓ Vulnerable B2ab(ii,iii)
Comments :
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Dr. Khalid Baig
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Khalid Baig, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Dr
Irshad Arhad, Dr M Naeem Khan, Dr Aleem A Khan, Hamid Iqbal, Khalid Rafiq

Species name:Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775)

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Common name Cheetah

Scientific name : Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775)
Family Felidae
Habitat : -
Habit/ Niche -
Elevation : -
Distribution: -
Location No. of individuals
1 Mashkeel 1
2
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence : -
Area of occupancy : -
No. subpopulations : -
No. of locations : -
Habitat status : -
Threats : -
Population number : -
Mature individuals : -
Population status : -
Global distribution -
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Extinct
Comments : Extinct Since 1912 (Zulfiqar Ali)
Contributors: Ahmad Khan.
Participants:

Species name Canis aureus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Common name Asiatic Jackal, Golden Jackal (English), Gidar (Urdu), Tolag (Baluchi)
Scientific name : Canis aureus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family Canidae
Habitat : All types of habitat
Habit/ Niche Carnivore, Nocturnal

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Elevation : 0-7000m
Distribution: Widely distributed through out the country
Location No. of individuals
1
2
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy :
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Stable
Threats : P: 3.5.1: hunting and gathering for subsistence use/ local trade, 3.5.2: sub national/
national trade, 4.2.2: accidental mortality due to vehicle collision, 6.2.1: land pollution due
to agriculture (indirect)
Pr: 3.5.1: hunting and gathering for subsistence use/ local trade, 3.5.2: sub national/
national trade, 4.2.2: accidental mortality due to vehicle collision, 6.2.1: land pollution due
to agriculture (indirect)
F: 3.5.1: hunting and gathering for subsistence use/ local trade, 3.5.2: sub national/
national trade, 4.2.2: accidental mortality due to vehicle collision, 6.2.1: land pollution due
to agriculture (indirect)
Commercial trade for fur, tail through out the range of occurrence
Population number : 20,000-25,000
Mature individuals : <10,000
Population status : Stable
Global distribution South east Europe, south west Asia.
Recent field status Rizwan Irshad 2003. Ecology of Canids in the salt range
A. Munaf 2003. EIA of survey of Mubark Block district Ghotki.
A. Munaf 2003. EIA of Chung concession area Sindh/ Balochistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments : Canis aureus is widely distributed in Pakistan (Nuzhat Sial)
Contributors: Salman Ashraf.
Participants: Saeed-uz-Zaman, Rizwan Irshad, Qadeer Mehal.

Species name Canis lupus pallipes (Sykes, 1831)

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Common name Indian Wolf (English), Bagyar (Punjabi), Baghar (Sindhi), Sharmak (Pashto)
Family Canidae
Scientific name : Canis lupus pallipes (Sykes, 1831)
Habitat : 3.5: subtropical shrubland/ tropical dry shrubland, 8.1: hot desert, open areas, tropical
thorn forests.
Habit/ Niche Carnivore, Wandering animal, Varied and wide, Broad valleys, Desert areas
Elevation : 0-10,000 ft
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals

1 Drat 2
2 Hazar Ganji Chiltan National Park 3
3 Cholistan 1
4 Tora Wala Toba, Janu wali Jesa 3
and Malkana
5 Sinaywari 1
6 Bahloor
Presence in protected areas Kirthar National Park, Chsumbi Surla Wildlife Sanctuary, Hazar Ghanji National Park,
Hingol National Park, Dureji Game Reserve, Lal Sohanra National Park
Extent of occurrence : >20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000 km2
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No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in area >30% in the last 30 years. Decline in habitat is going to be <10% in
the next 10 years due to land use pattern, development activities, grazing pressure.
Decrease in the quality of the habitat due to forest clearing, habitat loss, and human
settlements.
Threats : P: Hunting, cubs capturing, conflict with man because of depredation on livestock.
Pr: Hunting, cubs capturing, conflict with man because of depredation on livestock.
F: Hunting, cubs capturing, conflict with man because of depredation on livestock.
Population number : 300 approx.
Mature individuals : < 250
Population status : Declining <10% in last 20 years. Predicted to decline >10%.
Global distribution Indian, Pakistan, Iran, China, Afghanistan, North America, Europe,
Recent field status Rizwan Irshad 2003. Ecology of Canids in the salt range
A. Munaf 2003. EIA of survey of Mubark Block district Ghotki.
A. Munaf 2003. EIA of Chung concession area Sindh/ Balochistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Endangered C2a(i); D
Comments : Canis lupus is widely distributed in Pakistan, though it’s estimated number in different
localities is small. People generally have negative attitude towards this animal. Reason
perhaps being the conflict with the local people due to its habit of occasional
depredation on livestock. Such feelings are also reported in western societies. Instances
of livestock depredation are not evaluated specially in areas where livestock grazing is
common. In this situation a study that aims at evaluating the public attitudes and also
that develops some public knowledge about the ecological role-played by this animal is
proposed.
Though the animal is rare but widely distributed it is perhaps the potential of species that
it covers the large area for it’s living. In the presence of this fact, caution must be taken
to consider it as critically endangered. Rather, in my opinion it must be categorized as
endangered. (Rizwan Irshad)
Contributors:
Participants: Abdul Munaf, Tahir Rasheed, Rana Shahbaz Khan, Sadiq Ibrahim Khan, A Qadeer
Mehal, Nuzhat Sial, Ahmad Khan, Iqbal, Salman.

Species name Cuon alpinus (Pallas, 1811)

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Common name Indian Wild Dog or Red Dog

Scientific name : Cuon alpinus (Pallas, 1811)
Family Canidae
Habitat : Temperate sub-alpine and alpine areas.
Habit/ Niche Not Known
Elevation :
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1
2
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence :
Area of occupancy :
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status :
Threats :
Population number :
Mature individuals :
Population status :
Global distribution Indian, China, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
Recent field status
IUCN Status :

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National Status : Data Deficient
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Ahmad Khan, Mohammad Iqbal, Abdul Munaf Qaim Khani., Tahir Rashid,
Qadeer Mehal, Saeed-uz-Aman, Salman Ashraf, Nuzhat Sial.

Species name Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776)

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Common name Caracal or Red Lynx

Scientific name : Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776)
Family Felidae
Habitat : 8.1: hot desert, 3.5: subtropical shrubland/ tropical dry shrubland, deserts, and tropical
thorn forests. Arid sub tropical thorn forest( low hilly, sand dune desert, scrubby and
gravelly plains, Runn of Kutch salted plain, coastal plains and savanna plains.
Habit/ Niche Carnivore, nocturnal, solitary, hunts fawns, rodents, lizards in large sandy desert areas and
arid foothill tracks
Elevation : 0-900m (in Kirthar), 0-7000ft in Waziristan.
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Baha-ud-din Zakaria
University (new campus)
2 Karon Jhar
3 Sumbal Pani
4 Salam Sar 10-15
5 Near Killran Wala Darbar
7 Makran coastal belt
Presence in protected areas Kithar National Park (Sindh), Lal Suhanra National Park (Punjab), Runn of Kutch wild life
sanctuary.
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations : 3 Many (Maqsood Anwar)
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Stable but fragmented. Human population rise and developing activities are predicted to
decrease the quality of the habitat.
Threats : P: 1.1.1.1: shifting agriculture, 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 7.1: drought, 10.1: recreation/
tourism, 10.4: transport, hunting for recreation/ fun, loss of habitat, habitat fragmentation,
over exploitation, climate(global warming), human intrudance in the habitat,.
Pr: shifting agriculture, 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 7.1: drought, 10.1: recreation/ tourism,
10.4: transport.
F: shifting agriculture, 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 7.1: drought, 10.1: recreation/ tourism,
10.4: transport, hunting for recreation/ fun, loss of habitat, habitat fragmentation, over
exploitation, climate (global warming), human intrudance in the habitat,
Local trade for fur and skin.
Population number : 100-150(estimated)
Mature individuals : <50
Population status : Declining <10% in the last 10 years. Future decline is predicted due to habitat loss.
Global distribution North Africa, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Iran, Russia, Arabia
Recent field status University of Melbourne. 2000. Baseline study of Kirthar National Park
Halcrow, 2002. Baseline study of Nara Game Reserve
IUCN Status :
National Status : Critically Endangered C2a(i); D
Comments : Rafeeq Ahmad Rajput observed decrease in >50% area as well as population in the last
30 years due to the urbanization, extension in agriculture and live stocking, road
construction in Kirthar National Park and Runn of Kutch wild life sanctuary, Sindh. He also
reported that the cubs are captured for zoo, mini zoos and circus and are kept as pet
animals. In the past they have also been trained for Antelope and hare hunting.
Contributors: Salman Ashraf.
Participants: Abdul Munaf, Tahir Rasheed Rana, Shahbaz Khan, Sadiq I Khan, A Qadeer Mehal,
Nuzhat Sial, Ahmad Khan, Iqbal, Salman.
Source : Rafeeq Ahmad Rajput, B.I.S 2003.

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 Species name Felis chaus Schreber, 1777
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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Jungle Cat

Scientific name : Felis chaus Schreber, 1777
Family Felidae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 1.6: sub tropical/ tropical moist low land forest, 3.4: temperate
shrub land, 3.5: subtropical/ tropical shrubland, 6: rocky areas, 8.1: hot desert, 8.2:
temperate desert, wild open valleys, deserts.
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, solitary in forest areas
Elevation : 0-6000 ft.
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Kall
2 Bhal
3 Palugram
4 Daphar plantation
5 Jals Park
6 Jals
7 Dhaphar
8 Qaderabad
9 Chunian
10 Pirawol plantation
Presence in protected areas Kithar National Park (Sindh), Lal Suhanra National Park (Punjab), Changa Manga
Wildlife Sanctuary, Margalla National Park
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in area <10%.in the last 10 Years. A prediction in the decline in the habitat
<10% during 10 years due to the change of land use.
Threats : P: habitat destruction
Pr: habitat destruction
F: habitat destruction
Population number : 5000-6000
Mature individuals : Not known
Global distribution Afghanistan, Russia, Nepal, Malaysia, Korea
Recent field status
Population status : Declining <10%. Future decline is predicted by <10% in 10 Years.
Global distribution Africa, Central Asia
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Rizwan Irshad, Rana Shahbaz, Tahir Rasheed, Ayaz Khan.
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Rana Shahbaz, Tahir Rasheed, Ayaz Khan.

Species name Felis margarita Loche, 1858

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Common name Sand Cat or Dune Cat

Scientific name : Felis margarita Loche, 1858
Family Felidae
Habitat : 8.1: hot desert. Arid hot desert.
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Elevation : 900m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Nushki <300
2
Presence in protected areas Zangi Naver Ramser Site.
Extent of occurrence : 101-5000km2
Area of occupancy : 11-500km2
No. subpopulations : 1
No. of locations : 1
Habitat status : No significant change but the future decline in habitat is predicted due to bird trappers
and Arab dignitaries.
Threats : P: -
Pr: persecution by Hubara hunters, fast mobilization
F: persecution by Hubara hunters, fast mobilization
Local and domestic trade for fur and for Hubara protection.
Population number : 200-300
Mature individuals : <250
Population status : Declining by <10%. Future decline is predicted >10% due to threats from hunters.
Global distribution Russia, Arabia, Pakistan, Sahara (Africa), Iran
Recent field status T.J, Roberts. 1997 Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Critical Endangered C2a(i)
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Ahmad Khan, Mohammad Iqbal, Abdul Munaf Qaim Khani, Tahir
Rashid, Qadeer Mehal, Saeed-uz-Zaman, Salman Ashraf, Nuzhat Sial, Ayaz Khan.

Species name Felis silvestris Schreber, 1775

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Common name Asiatic Steppe Wild Cat or Indian Desert Wild Cat
Scientific name : Felis silvestris Schreber, 1775
Family Felidae
Habitat : 1.7: subtropical/ tropical mangrove forest, 1.5: subtropical/ tropical dry shrubland, 3.6:
subtropical/ tropical moist shrubland. Tropical thorn forest, tropical dry deciduous forest
and riverine forests.
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, Bold, Alluvial Plains
Elevation : 0-300m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1
2
Extent of occurrence : 5001-20,000km2
Area of occupancy : 501-2000km2
No. subpopulations : 2
No. of locations : Unknown
Habitat status : Change in habitat unknown. Primary cause of change is land use and settlements.
Threats : Unknown
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution Afghanistan, Russia, Africa, Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : Tharparker, Thatta, Dadu, Larkana, Cholistan, Fortabbas, D I Khan, Thal, Salt Range,
Waziristan, Kalat, Balloki(Ravi), Jehlum (Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Qadeer Mehal, Saeed-uz-Zaman, Abdul Munaf, Ahmad Khan, Tahir
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 Species name Lynx lynx isabellina Blyth, 1847
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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Himalayan Lynx

Scientific name : Lynx lynx isabellina Blyth, 1847
Family Felidae
Habitat : Temperate,Sub alpine above the tree line, low rain fall.
Habit/ Niche Carnivorous, nocturnal, solitary
Elevation : 8000-14000ft.
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Ghanchi
2 Rondu (Gilgit)
3 Tirich
4 Arkari (Chitral)
5 Upper vallys of Kashmir
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations : 3
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Not a significant decrease but the stable habitat. Future decline in habitat unknown.
Threats :
Population number : 80-120 (estimated)
Mature individuals : Data deficient
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution Pakistan, China, Magnolia
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : Murree Hills, Neelam valley, Kaghan, Margall Hills, Swat, Dir, Chitral, Gilgit. (Z.Ali)
Contributors: Salman Ashraf
Participants:

Species name Herpestes edwardsii (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Indian Gray Mongoose

Scientific name : Herpestes edwardsii (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)
Family Herpestidae
Habitat : 1.5: subtropical/ tropical forests, 1.7: subtropical/ tropical mangrove forests, 3.6:
subtropical/ tropical shrubland, 3.5: subtropical/ tropical dry shrubland.
Habit/ Niche Shy, Gregarious, Diurnal, Nocturnal.
Elevation : 500-4,000ft.
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Salt range 8-10
2 Nara Game Reserve
3 Baghdad Campus 1-2
4 Islamabad 3-5
Presence in protected areas All protected areas in its range.

Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2

Area of occupancy : >2000km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change

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Threats : P: 3.5.1: hunting and gathering for subsistence use/ local trade, 4.2.2: accidental
mortality due to vehicle collision, 5.1: pest control (persecution).
Pr: 3.5.1: hunting and gathering for subsistence use/ local trade, 4.2.2: accidental
mortality due to vehicle collision, 5.1: pest control (persecution).
F: 3.5.1: hunting and gathering for subsistence use/ local trade, 4.2.2: accidental
mortality due to vehicle collision, 5.1: pest control (persecution).
Population number : 20,000-25,000
Mature individuals : >10,000
Population status : Stable
Global distribution India, Srilanka, Nepal, Paksitan
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : Personal Sighting at Cjashma, Salt Range, Central Indus Wetland Complex. (Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Ahmad Khan, Abdul Munaf Qaim Khani., Tahir Rashid, Saeed-uz-
Zaman, Salman Ashraf, Nuzhat Sial.

Species name Herpestes javanicus (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Small ibdian or Asian Mongoose

Scientific name : Herpestes javanicus (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)
Family Herpestidae
Habitat : 1.5: subtropical dry/ tropical dry forest, 3.5: subtropical/ tropical dry shrub lands, 8.1: hot
deserts, 11: artificial- terrestrial, 12: artificial – aquatic habitat, uses a wide variety of
habitats.
Habit/ Niche Carnivorous, social, diurnal, moderately shy, borrower, prefer dense vegetation in
agricultural fields, banks of streams in areas along settlements.
Elevation : 0-3000ft
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Mulatan
2 Khushab
3 Jehlum
4
5
Presence in protected areas Margalla National Park, Manglot National Park
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in habitat<10% in the last 20 years.and predited decline in future <10% due to
change in land use patteren and cropping patteren.
Threats : P: 4.2.2 Vehicle collision 5.1 Pest Control 3.5.1Subsistence use ⁄Local Trade
6.2.1Agriculture
Pr: As above
F: As above
Population number : 25,000-30,000
Mature individuals : >10,000
Population status :
Global distribution Afghanistan, Iran, Nepal, Malaysia, Bhutan, Iraq
Recent field status Zulfiqar Ali 2001. Various field studies and field studies in Punjab
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : Tharparker, Thatta, Dadu, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal, Lahore, Kasur, Sialkot, Jhelum,
Gujranwala, Salt Range, Turbat, Mekran(Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: Ahmad Khan, Tahir Rashid, Qadeer Mehal, Saeed-uz-Zaman.

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 Species name Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus, 1758)
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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Stripped Hyaena

Scientific name : Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family Hyaenidae
Habitat : 3.5: subtropical shrub land/ tropical dry shrub land, 8.1: hot desert, gorges with
shrubs, sub mountainous, dry subtropical semi evergreen scrub forest in Punjab,
desert in Thar, broken ravines in Kirthar range. Arid subtropical thorn forests, low hilly
areas of Baluchistan, Sindh, Punjab and N.W.F.P, Karunjhar hills.
Habit/ Niche Carnivorous, found in groups, nocturnal
Elevation : 0-5,000 ft, it is reported at 11,000 ft as well
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Dhok tali area
2 Khushkak and koh- I-Haider
3 Kirthar range 30
4 Rahim ki Bazar
5 Frash
6 Ustarzai
7 Chitral Town
8 Karunjhar hills in Run of Kutch
Presence in protected areas Kithar National Park (Sindh), Hingol National Park (Balochistan), Cholistan Wildlife
Sanctuary, Changa Manga Wildlife Sanctuary, Margalla National Park, Kalla chitta
Extent of occurrence : >20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000 km2
No. subpopulations : 1
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in area >10 in the last 30 years and decline in habitat is <10% over 10
years is predicted due to land use practice. Decrease in quality of the habitat due to
the loss of prey, urbanization, extension in agricultural land, road construction and
other activities like tourism and degradation of habitat.
Threats : P: 1.1.1.1: shifting agriculture, 1.3.1: non-timber plantation, 1.4.1: industry, 1.4.2:
human settlement, change in the land use practice, human population pressure,
developmental activities, hunting for medicine/ for fun, loss of habitat, habitat
fragmentation, poisoning, stoning, trade for market or medicine, climate global
warming, inter specific competition, drought.
Pr: 1.1.1.1: shifting agriculture, 1.3.1: non-timber plantation, 1.4.1: industry, 1.4.2:
human settlement, change in the land use practice, human population pressure,
developmental activities.
F: 1.1.1.1: shifting agriculture, 1.3.1: non-timber plantation, 1.4.1: industry, 1.4.2:
human settlement, change in the land use practice, human population pressure,
developmental activities, hunting for medicine/ for fun, loss of habitat, habitat
fragmentation, poisoning, stoning, trade for market or medicine, climate global
warming, inter specific competition, drought.
Local trade for fur, hair, fat, teeth tongue.
Population number : <500(estimated)
Mature individuals : <250
Population status : Declined <10% in the last 10 years and is predicted to decline <10% in next years.
Global distribution Pakistan, India, south western Asia, Northern Africa
Recent field status Tasmania University 2001. Study of stripped Hyaena in Kirthar National Park.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Critically Endangered C2a(i)
Comments : Mr. Munaf has seen an individual in Runn of Kutch in January 1998 where the
vegetation type is Prosopis juliflora. Mr. Rafeeq Ahmad Rajput has observed a
decline in habitat >50% in the last 30 years in the Kirthar range and Karunjhar hills of
Sindh.
Contributors: Salman Ashraf.
Participants: Tahir Rasheed, Rana Shahbaz, Rizwan Irhsad, Qadeer Mehal, Iqmail Shah, Iqbal
Mohammad, Abdul Munaf, Nuzhat Sial, Salman Ashraf,
Source : Rafeeq Ahmad Rajput, B.I.S 2003

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 Species name Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758)
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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Common otter

Scientific name : Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family Mustelidae
Habitat : 5.1: permanent rivers/ streams/ creeks (includes water falls)
Habit/ Niche Sociable and gregarious
Elevation : 700-2000 m.
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Kohistan
2
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in area primarily due to the diversion of water for irrigation.
Threats : P: 3.4.2: hunting and gathering for sub national/national trade, 6.3.1: water pollution from
agriculture, 6.3.2: water pollution from domestic uses, 6.3.3: water pollution from
commercial/ industrial uses.
Pr: 3.4.2: hunting and gathering for sub national/national trade, 6.3.1: water pollution from
agriculture, 6.3.2: water pollution from domestic uses, 6.3.3: water pollution from
commercial/ industrial uses.
F: 3.4.2: hunting and gathering for sub national/national trade, 6.3.1: water pollution from
agriculture, 6.3.2: water pollution from domestic uses, 6.3.3: water pollution from
commercial/ industrial uses.
Local trade in Swat for hide and ornamental purposes.
Population number : -
Mature individuals : -
Population status : -
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments : Kagan, Swat, Lower Chitral River Valley, Gilgit, Baltistan, Ghizer River, Azad Kashmir,
Hazara Distt.(Z.Ali)
Contributors: Salman Ashraf
Participants: Carnivore Group

Species name Lutrogale perspicillata (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826)

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Common name Smooth Coated Ottar (English)

Scientific name : Lutrogale perspicillata (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826)
Family Mustelidae
Habitat : 5.1: permanent rivers/streams/creeks (includes water falls). Banks of rivers.
Habit/ Niche Carnivorous, eating fish, frogs, insects etc, diurnal, gregarious.
Elevation : 0-700m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals

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2
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Change in habitat. Decline in habitat is predicted because of the diversion of water for
irrigation.
Threats : P: 3.4.2: hunting and gathering for sub national / national trade, 6.3.1: habitat affected due
to water pollution from agriculture, 6.3.2: pollution from domestic uses, 6.3.9: solid wastes,
7.1: drought.
Pr: 3.4.2: hunting and gathering for sub national / national trade, 6.3.1: habitat affected due
to water pollution from agriculture, 6.3.2: pollution from domestic uses, 6.3.9: solid wastes,
7.1: drought.
F: 3.4.2: hunting and gathering for sub national / national trade, 6.3.1: habitat affected due
to water pollution from agriculture, 6.3.2: pollution from domestic uses, 6.3.9: solid wastes,
7.1: drought.
Local trade in Sindh due to the animal’s hide and for medicinal purposes.
Population number : No data
Mature individuals : -
Population status : Declining .
Global distribution Arabian Peninsula , India, Malaysia, Iran
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments : Sukkur, East Nara Canal,Chenab River(Marala), Ravi (Sidhnai), Lal Suhanara. (Z.Ali)
Contributors: Salman Ashraf.
Participants: Carnivore Group

Species name Martes flavigula (Boddaert, 1785)

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name White Cheecked Marten, Yellow throated Marten

Scientific name : Martes flavigula (Boddaert, 1785)
Family Mustelidae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 3.5: sub tropical/ tropical dry shrub land, 1.5: subtropical/ tropical dry
forest, 1.6: subtropical/ tropical mangrove forest, 6: rocky areas. Subtropical scrub forest,
moist and dry temperate forests.
Habit/ Niche Diurnal, social, hide in caves, broken hilly terrain and hollow tree trunks
Elevation : 500-3000m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Ali Malik Pass
2 Choi Bangla
3 Miran
4 Minkial (Serai)
5 Dungagali pipeline
6 Sohawa
7 Khanpur hills, Astora area.
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in area >20% in the last 20 years. Decline in habitat >20% is predicted in the
next 20 years. Due to the deforestation, agricultural rise, poaching.
Threats : P: 1.1.1.2: habitat loss due to smallholder farming, 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.3.3.2:
selective lodging for wood, 3.4.1: hunting/gathering for subsistence use/ local trade, 3.4.2:
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 Pr: 1.1.1.2: habitat loss due to smallholder farming, 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.3.3.2:
selective lodging for wood, 3.4.1: hunting/gathering for subsistence use/ local trade, 3.4.2:
sub-national/national use.
F: 1.1.1.2: habitat loss due to smallholder farming, 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.3.3.2:
selective lodging for wood, 3.4.1: hunting/gathering for subsistence use/ local trade, 3.4.2:
sub-national/national use.
Local and domestic trade for fur and ornamental purposes
Population number : 700-900(estimated)
Mature individuals : <250
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution Afghanistan, Russia, Nepal, Malaysia, Korea
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : Azad Kashmir, Hazara Distts, Chitral, Dir, Swat Kohistan, Indus Kohistan,Shilas, Giliogit,
Murree Hills , Salt Range, Rohtas.(Z.Ali)
Contributors: Ahmad Khan, Salman Ashraf.
Participants:

Species name Martes foina (Erxleben, 1777)

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Common name Stone Marten

Scientific name : Martes foina (Erxleben, 1777)
Family Mustelidae
Habitat : 1.4:temperate forest, 3.4: temperate shrubland, 6: rocky areas, 7.1: non-aquatic
caves, 8.2: temperate desert.
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, Solitary
Elevation :
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Mastunj (Quetta)
2
3
4
5
Presence in protected areas Hazar Ghanji National Park, Ayubia national park
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : -
No. subpopulations : -
No. of locations : -
Habitat status : Decrease in area <10%. <10% decline in habitat is predicted due to deforestation and
over grazing in 10 years.(Maqsood Anwar)
Threats : Habitat loss
Population number : >1000
Mature individuals :
Population status : Un known. A future decline by <10% is predicted.
Global distribution Not known
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : Kalat, Kharan,Chitral, Indus Cholistan, Baltistan, Gilgit (Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: Tahir Rasheed, Mohammad Ayaz Khan, Abdul Munaf, Rizwan Irshad, Rana Shahbaz.

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 Species name Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776)
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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Ratel or Honey Badger (English), Bijo (Urdu)

Scientific name : Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776)
Family Mustelidae
Habitat : 4.7: Subtropical/ Tropical high Altitude Grassland, 7.1: Caves,7.2: other subterranean
habitat, 8.1: Hot Desert
Elevation : Sea level to 2000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Kirthar NP 25
2 Aminpur 1
3 Saidu sharif 5
4
Presence in protected areas Kithar National Park (Sindh), Lal Suhanra National Park (Punjab), Nara Game
Reserve, Pirawall Wildlife Sanctuary, Hingol Natioanl Park, Dureji Game Reserve.
Extent of occurrence : 8,0000 sq km
Area of occupancy : 15,0000 sq km
No. subpopulations : 4
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decline in area, due to new settlements, new roads, mining, exploration and
agricultural extension etc Difficult to say in %
Threats : Past 4.1.2.2: Terrestrial shooting
Pre1: 3.1: Mining, 1.4.2 human settlements, 4.1.2.2: shooting terrestrial, 4.2.2: vehicle
collision, 8.3: prey (changes in native sp dynamics)
Fu:1: 3.1: Mining, 1.4.2 human settlements, 4.1.2.2: shooting terrestrial, 4.2.2: vehicle
collision, 8.3: prey (changes in native sp dynamics)
Population number : 200
Mature individuals : 80
Population status : 30% Decline in 30 years. 15% decline predicted in next 20 years
Global distribution India, Nepal, Afghanistan, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Turkmenistan
Recent field status Earth and Environment (Canada) 2001. EIA Study for seismic survey (Ratel Taken as
one of the Indicator spp)
IUCN Status :
National Status : Critically Endangered C2a(i)
Comments : Mekran, Lasbela, Kohat, Chagai,Sind Kohistan, Thatta, Tharparker, Cholistan.(Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: All carnivore group

Species name Mustela altaica Pallas, 1811

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Common name Alpine weasel or Pale weasel

Scientific name : Mustela altaica Pallas, 1811
Family Mustelidae
Habitat : Temperate region.
Habit/ Niche Alpine Regions of the High Mountains. Carnivorous, Diurnal, Bold
Elevation : 1,500-5,000m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Pallas
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4
5
Presence in protected areas Khunjarab National Park
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2000km2
No. subpopulations : Unknown
No. of locations : Unknown
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : P: 1.1.4: habitat lost due to agriculture⁄ livestock.
Pr: - Same as Above( Maqsood Anwar)
F: - Same as Above
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution Afghanistan, India, China, Afghanistan, Turkistan
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : Baltistan, Gilgit, Kagan Valley, Indus Kohistan (Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Ahmad Khan, Mohammad Iqbal, Abdul Munaf Qaim Khani., Tahir
Rashid, Qadeer Mehal, Saeed-uz-Aman, Salman Ashraf, Nuzhat Sial Ayaz Khan.

Species name Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758

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Common name Stoat or Ermine (English)

Scientific name : Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758
Family Mustelidae
Habitat : Alpine meadows, alpine and sub alpine scrub zones.
Habit/ Niche Carnivorous, living on rodents and birds, solitary, diurnal
Elevation : 3000-4000m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Mansehra
2
3
4
Presence in protected areas
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2000km2
No. subpopulations : Unknown
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : P: 1.1.4.1: habitat loss due to nomadic livestock.
Pr: 1.1.4.1: habitat loss due to nomadic livestock.
F: 1.1.4.1: habitat loss due to nomadic livestock.
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : Azad Kasmir, Chitral Valley,Safed Koh, Kaghan,Yarkhun Valleys (Z.Ali)
Contributors: Salman Ashraf
Participants:

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 Species name Octolobus manul (Pallas, 1776)

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Common name Pallas Cat

Scientific name : Octolobus manul (Pallas, 1776)
Family Felidae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forests, 1.5: subtropical/tropical dry forest. Temperate, alpine and sub
alpine valleys of the mountainous areas in Pakistan.
Habit/ Niche Carnivore , nocturnal, solitary in alpine ands sub alpine valleys
Elevation :
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1
2
3
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations : 3
No. of locations : 4
Habitat status : Change in habitat unknown.
Threats : P: 1.1: habitat loss due to agriculture, 1.1.4: habitat loss due to livestock, 1.4.2: hunting
and gathering due to human settlement, 1.4.4: transport-m land/ air.
Pr: 1.1: habitat loss due to agriculture, 1.1.4: habitat loss due to livestock, 1.4.2: hunting
and gathering due to human settlement, 1.4.4: transport-m land/ air.
F: 1.1: habitat loss due to agriculture, 1.1.4: habitat loss due to livestock, 1.4.2: hunting
and gathering due to human settlement, 1.4.4: transport-m land/ air.
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution Afghanistan, Russia, Iraq, Iran
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments : Ziarat, Wazirisatn, Baltistan, Chitral(Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Ahmad Khan, Mohammad Iqbal, Abdul Munaf Qaim Khani, Tahir Rashid,
Qadeer Mehal, Saeed-uz-Aman, Salman Ashraf, Nuzhat Sial, Ayaz Khan.

Species name Paguma larvata grayi Bennett, 1835

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Common name Kashmir Masked Palm Civet

Scientific name : Paguma larvata grayi Bennett, 1835
Family Viverridae
Habitat : 1.4: Temperate forest, Himalayan moist temperate forest
Habit/ Niche Carnivorous.
Elevation : 3000-800 feet
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Muree Hills
2
Presence in protected areas
Extent of occurrence : 10,000 sq km
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No. subpopulations : Don’t know
No. of locations :
Habitat status : Decrease in area due to deforestation but don’t know the %
Threats : 1.3.3.2: selective logging of wood, 1.3.3.3: clear –cutting of wood
1.4.2: human settlement infrastructure development
Population number : Don’t know
Mature individuals : Don’t know
Population status : Don’t know
Global distribution Himalayas, Assam Hills Myanmar, Malaysia, Indo China
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : Swat, Neelam Valley, Murree Hills, Nuristan, (Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Ahmad Khan, Mohammad Iqbal, Abdul Munaf Qaim Khani., Tahir
Rashid, Qadeer Mehal, Saeed-uz-Aman, Salman Ashraf, Nuzhat Sial.

Species name Panthera pardus Linnaeus, 1758

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Common name Panther or Leopard

Scientific name : Panthera pardus Linnaeus, 1758
Family Felidae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 1.5: subtropical/ tropical dry forest, 1.6: subtropical/ tropical
moist land low land forest, 3.4: temperate shrub land, 3.6: subtropical/ tropical moist
shrub land. Moist temperate, dry scrub, evergreen forest, dry sub tropical shrub land
with rugged mountainous areas.
Habit/ Niche Carnivore, Diurnal, solitary
Elevation : 6,00-35,00 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Dareen
2 Toreshore
3 Zazri
4 Khalifat range
5 Penchar
6 Dhurun
Presence in protected areas Margalla hill National Park, Ayubia National Park
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations : 4
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in area <10% in last 20 years. Decline in habitat <10% is predicted in the
next 10 years due to change in land use pattern.
Threats : P: 1.3.1: extraction, 1.4.1: infrastructure development due to industry, 1.4.2: human
settlement due to infrastructure development, 1.4.3: tourism/recreation, 1.4.4:
transport-land/ air, 3.1.2: hunting and gathering due to sub-national/national trade.
Pr:1.3.1: extraction due to mining, 1.4.1: infrastructure development due to industry,
1.4.2: human settlement due to infrastructure development, 1.4.3: tourism/recreation,
1.4.4: transport-land/ air, 3.1.2: hunting and gathering due to sub-national/national
trade.
F:1.3.1: extraction due to mining, 1.4.1: infrastructure development due to industry,
1.4.2: human settlement due to infrastructure development, 1.4.3: tourism/recreation,
1.4.4: transport-land/ air, 3.1.2: hunting and gathering due to sub-national/national
trade.
Population number : <100(estimated)
Mature individuals : <50
Population status : Pr: unknown
F: decline <10% is predicted except in Galiat subpopulations.
Global distribution Afghanistan, Iran, India, Srilanka, Mayanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Korea, Thailand,
Indonesia, China
Recent field status

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IUCN Status :
National Status : Critically Endangered C2a(i); D
Comments : There have been incidents of killing this animal by the herders when trapped in
livestock correls. At least two were reported in recent years in Murree Hills( Maqsood
Anwar). Waziristan, Sindh, Kohistan, Salt Range, Kala Chitta Hills,Pab Hills,Kirthar
Ranges,Mekran, Ziarat,.Kalat,Murree Hills, Margalla Hills,Chitral, Chilas, Gilgit,
Swat,Hazara (Z.Ali)
Contributors: Salman Ashraf.Hamid Ali
Participants:

Species name Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pallas, 1777)

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Common name Palm Civit (English)

Scientific name : Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pallas, 1777)
Family Viverridae
Habitat : Hilly areas and foothills, moist temperate forests.
Habit/ Niche Carnivorous, Nocturnal, Omnivorous, hilly areas.
Elevation : 1000-1200 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Quaid-i-Azam University
Islamabad
2 Neeli (Jehlum)
3 Margallah Hills
4 Serub
5
Presence in protected areas Margalla National Park
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations : Not known
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Cannot be stated specifically for this species but the decrease in area is observed.
Future prediction cannot be quantified.
Threats : No specific threats could be assigned due to the lack of data.
Population number : Cannot be estimated
Mature individuals : -
Population status : Cannot be predicted
Global distribution Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : Rawalpindi, Lahore. Sargodha, Multan, Sahiwal, Bahwalpur, D.G Khan, Hazara
Distts, Margalla Hills.(Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Ahmad Khan, Mohammad Iqbal, Abdul Munaf Qaim Khani., Tahir
Rashid, Qadeer Mehal, Saeed-uz-Aman, Salman Ashraf, Nuzhat Sial.

Species name Uncia uncia Schreber, 1775

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Common name Snow Leopard

Scientific name : Uncia uncia Schreber, 1775
Family Felidae
Habitat : 4.4: temperate grassland, 7.1: non- aquatic caves, 8.3: cold desert. The species
occurs in the high altitude range of the northern mountains where habitat features are
dominated by the broken, narrow, rocky terrain and high cliffs and promontories that
sparse vegetation.
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Elevation : 4000-14,000 ft.
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Kohistan, Naran 10-15
2 Mahodand, Gabral Utror 2-3
3 Sakardu 40-50
4 Ghanchi 20-25
5 Gilgit 20-25
6 Ghizar 20-25
Presence in protected areas Chitral Gol National Park, Karakoram National Park
Extent of occurrence : > 20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations : 7 (based on provinces and regions)
Habitat status : Decrease in area <10% in the last 10 years.10% decline in habitat is predicted in the
next 10 years due to changes in the land use pattern which is adversely affecting prey
base
Threats : P: 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.3.1: mining, 1.4.2: human settlement due to infra
structure development, 1.4.3: tourism/ recreation, 3.1.3: hunting and gathering due to
regional/ international trade, 4.1.2.1:accidental mortality due to terrestrial by catch
trapping/ snaring/ netting, 10.1: recreation/ tourism. Negative attitude of local
community trade as by product of pet, killing.
Pr: 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.3.1: mining, 1.4.2: human settlement due to infra
structure development, 1.4.3: tourism/ recreation, 3.1.2: harvesting and hunting due to
sub-national/ national trade, 4.1.2: accidental mortality due to terrestrial by catch,
10.1: recreation/ tourism. Habitat loss, pet killing, decline of prey species, weak
enforcement of laws.
F: 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.3.1: mining, 1.4.2: human settlement due to infra
structure development, 1.4.3: tourism/ recreation, 3.1.2: harvesting and hunting due to
sub-national/ national trade, 4.1.2: accidental mortality due to terrestrial by catch,
10.1: recreation/ tourism.
Domestic trade for fur, novelties and gifts.
Population number : 250-400
Mature individuals : <50
Population status : Declining <10% in last ten years future decline is predicted > 10% because of killing,
poaching, prey species loss, habitat degradation.
Global distribution Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Russia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, China, Tajikistan,
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia
Recent field status Ahmad Khan 1998. Snow Leopard Abundance Survey In Chitral Goal National Park
Ahmad Khan 1999. Snow Leopard Abundance Survey In Chitral Goal National Park
Ahmad Khan 1999. SLIMS Training Workshop and Snow Leopard occurrence
Survey. (Khunjerab National Park)
Iftikahr Ahmad 1994. A Snow leopard and prey spp survey in Khunjerab Natioanl Park
Ahmad Khan 2003. Snow Leopard Survey in Chitral Goal National Park
Ahmad Khan 2003. Snow Leopard Survey in Mankial Valley Swat
IUCN Status :
National Status : Critically Endangered C2a(i)
Comments : In some cases in the northern areas the snow leopard enter the live stock corrals,
where they are trapped. Although the some have been released, yet others have
been reported to be killed.
In 1998 two cubs died in the Khunjarab National Park because of the unknown
reasons.
Herders kill snow leopards (in some cases they get trapped in the livestock corrals
and trade in their hides. This is a by-product trade.
Hunting of its prey species (Markhor, Ibex and other Ungulates) indirectly affects its
population by forcing it to migrate it to other areas and to attack the livestock that
results in its retaliating killing.
Several human interventions and interference results in the degradation of its habitat.
These include the population growth and loss degradationof its habitat due to
settlements and agriculture, livestock grazing in high pastures that may result
competition with Ungulates for food and cover, increased tourism (inappropriate)
recreation activities.

Contributors: Syed Iqmail Shah, Ahmad Khan, Mohanmmad Iqbal, Nuzhat Sial, Abdul Munaf Qaim
Khani., Dr M. Arshad, Tahir Rashid.
Participants: Syed Iqmail Shah, Ahmad Khan, Mohanmmad Iqbal, Nuzhat Sial, Abdul Munaf Qaim
Khani, Dr M. Arshad, Tahir Rashid, Rizwan Irshad.
Reviewers : Syed Iqmail Shah, (M.A.C.P)

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 Species name Prionailurus bengalensis (Kerr, 1792)
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Common name Leopard Cat

Scientific name : Prionailurus bengalensis (Kerr, 1792)
Family Felidae
Habitat : Temperate forest
Habit/ Niche Predator, nocturnal
Elevation : 3000 feet
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1. Murree Hills
2. Neelum valley (Azad
Kashmir).
Extent of occurrence : Unknown
Area of occupancy : Unknown
No. subpopulations : Unknown
No. of locations : Unknown
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : Habitat loss due to shifting agriculture, mining, hunting gathering for subsistence use /local
trade, local and domestic trade for fur
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution India, South Eastern Asia, China, Korea
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments :
Contributors / Source: T.J Roberts 1997
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Qadeer Mehal, Saeed-uz-Zaman, Abdul Munaf, Ahmad Khan, Tahir
Rasheed, Nuzhat Sial.

Species name Prionailurus viverrinus (Bennett, 1833)

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Common name Fishing Cat

Scientific name : Prionailurus viverrinus (Bennett, 1833)
Family Felidae
Habitat : River swamps and tall grasses
Habit/ Niche Riverine swamps , tall grasses
Elevation : Up to 1000ft.
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Haligi Lake
2 Katchery (Hamal Lake)
3
4
5
Presence in protected areas
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : Unknown
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
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Threats : P: 1.3.2: fisheries (extraction), 1.4.6: dams, 6.3.8: sewage pollution, 7.1: drought,
4.1.1.5: accidental mortality by poisoning.
Pr: 1.3.2: fisheries (extraction), 1.4.6: dams, 6.3.8: sewage pollution, 7.1: drought,
4.1.1.5: accidental mortality by poisoning.
F: 1.3.2: fisheries (extraction), 1.4.6: dams, 6.3.8: sewage pollution, 7.1: drought,
4.1.1.5: accidental mortality by poisoning.
No organized trade.
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Declining. Future decline cold not be predicted.
Global distribution Burma, Malaysia, Nepal, India, Srilanka, Indonesia
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments : North East of Ravi-Sutluj, Haleji, Kalri lakes, Thatta, Lahore.(Z.Ali)
Contributors: Rizwan Irshad
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Ahmad Khan, Mohammad Iqbal, Abdul Munaf Qaim Khani, Tahir
Rashid, Qadeer Mehal, Saeed-uz-Zaman, Salman Ashraf, Nuzhat Sial, Ayaz Khan.

Species name Ursus arctos isabellinus (Horsfield,1826)

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Common name Brown Bear (English) Bhora Reech (Urdu)

Scientific name : Ursus arctos isabellinus (Horsfield,1826 )
Family Ursidae
Habitat : 4.4: temperate grassland, 7.1: non aquatic caves, alpine meadows, marshy tundras,
above tree lines.
Habit/ Niche Diurnal, Aggressive, Terrestrial, Hibernating over winter months, gregarious
Elevation : 8000-17,000 ft.
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Deosai Natinal Park 26
2 Lalazar, Babusar 40
3 Kabkot 30
4 Deosai, Sadpara 27
5 Khunjarab 8
6 Askoli( K-2) 5
7 Ghamot
Presence in protected areas Deosai National Park.
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations : Not known
No. of locations : 67
Habitat status : Decrease in area <10% in the last 10 years. a decline in habitat <10% in the next 10
years is predicted due to overgrazing and land use change.
Threats : P: 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.4.4: infrastructure development as transport in
land/air, 3.2.3: hunting/ gathering due to regional/international trade for medicine, 8.3:
changes in native food dynamics due to prey/food base, 9.9:intrinsic factors such as
restricted rains, 10.1: recreation/ tourism, 10.4: transport, opening of its habitat to the
outer world.
Pr: 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.4.4: infrastructure development as transport in
land/air, 3.2.3: hunting/ gathering due to regional/international trade for medicine, 8.3:
changes in native food dynamics due to prey/food base, 9.9:intrinsic factors such as
restricted rains, 10.1: recreation/ tourism, 10.4: transport, opening of its habitat to the
outer world.
F: 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.4.4: infrastructure development as transport in
land/air, 3.2.3: hunting/ gathering due to regional/international trade for medicine, 8.3:
changes in native food dynamics due to prey/food base, 9.9:intrinsic factors such as
restricted rains, 10.1: recreation/ tourism, 10.4: transport, opening of its habitat to the
outer world.
Local trade due to fur, claws, fat, gall bladder and medicinal use.
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Mature individuals : <50
Population status : Decline in <10% in past 10 years. predicted to decline in future <10% due to land use
change in development, tourism.
Global distribution Indian, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia, Magnolia
Recent field status Rizwan Irshad 2003. Ecology of Canids in the salt range
A. Munaf 2003. EIA of survey of Mubark Block district Ghotki.
A. Munaf 2003. EIA of Chung concession area Sindh/ Balochistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Critically Endangered C2a(i); D
Comments : Previous distribution was in Hazara Distts, Waziristan (NWFP).(Z.Ali)
Contributors: Syed Iqmail Shah, Ahmad Khan, Mohanmmad Iqbal, Nuzhat Sial, Abdul Munaf Qaim
Khani.
Participants: Syed Iqmail Shah, Ahmad Khan, Mohanmmad Iqbal, Nuzhat Sial, Abdul Munaf Qaim
Khani.

Species name Ursus thibetanus thibetanus G. [Baron] Cuvier, 1823

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Common name Himalayan Black Bear (English), Kala Reech, Bahloo (Urdu).
Scientific name : Ursus thibetanus thibetanus G. [Baron] Cuvier, 1823
Family Ursidae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 1.5: subtropical/ tropical dry forest, 1.6: subtropical/tropical moist low
land. Mixed temperate (moist/ dry), subtropical pine.
Habit/ Niche Omnivorous , diurnal (mostly nocturnal), hibernating , social, usually in small groups
Elevation : 3000-10,000ft.
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Kohistan
2 Mankial, Mahodand
3 Dir
4 Kaghan
5 Darel/ Tangir
6 Neelum valley, Leepa
7 Shishikoh, Darosh, Arandu
8 Upper Shigar valley 10-15
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations : 6
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in area >30% in last 20 years. Decline in habitat is predicted >10% due to land
use changes, human population explosion, development, activities, and deforestation.
Threats : P: 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.3.3.2: selective lodging for wood, 1.3.4: non woody
vegetation collection, 1.4.4: infra structure development for transport-land/air, 3.5.1:
subsistence use/ local trade, 4.1.2: accidental mortality by terrestrial by catch
Pr: 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.3.3.2: selective lodging for wood, 1.3.4: non-woody
vegetation collection, 1.4.4: infra structure development for transport-land/air, 3.5.1:
subsistence use/ local trade, 4.1.2: accidental mortality by terrestrial by catch. 9.9:intrinsic
factors such as restricted range.
F: 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.3.3.2: selective lodging for wood, 1.3.4: non-woody
vegetation collection, 1.4.4: infra structure development for transport-land/air, 3.5.1:
subsistence use/ local trade, 4.1.2: accidental mortality by terrestrial by catch, 9.9:intrinsic
factors such as restricted range.
Domestic and commercial trade for whole animal, fur, fats, gallbladder, medicine and road
shows, through out its range of occurrence.
Population number : 800-2000
Mature individuals : <2500
Population status : Declining <20% in the last 30 years. future decline is predicted due to habitat loss.
Global distribution Indian, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Russia
Recent field status Abdul Ghafoor 2000. Population Survey
NWFP wildlife department 1997. Population survey (Periodic)
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IUCN Status :
National Status : Endangered ↓ Vulnerable C1
Comments :
Contributors: Rizwan Irshad, Ahmad Khan, Mohanmmad Iqbal, Abdul Munaf Qaim Khani., Tahir Rashid,
Qadeer Mehal, Saeed-uz-Aman, Salman Ashraf.
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Ahmad Khan, Mohanmmad Iqbal, Abdul Munaf Qaim Khani., Tahir Rashid,
Qadeer Mehal, Saeed-uz-Aman, Salman Ashraf.

Species name Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus Blanford, 1877

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Common name Balochistan Black Bear (English)

Scientific name : Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus Blanford, 1877
Family Ursidae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 3.5: subtropical/tropical dry shrubland, dry temperate, rugged arid
mountains with sparse shrub vegetation.
Habit/ Niche Omnivorous, feed on grass, honey and dwarf palm
Elevation : 2000-6000ft.
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Dansar Wad, Frash 3-6
2 Shirani tribal area 1-3
3 Dhurun
4
5
Extent of occurrence : 101-5,000 km2
Area of occupancy : 501- 2,000km2
No. subpopulations : 2
No. of locations : 2
Habitat status : Decrease in area <10% in last 10 years. Decline in habitat predicted <10% in next 10
years due to deforestation.
Threats : P: 1.3.1: extraction due to mining( in Pub range), 11: other reasons, killing poaching,
hunting, habitat destruction.
Pr: 1.3.1: extraction due to mining( in Pub range), 11: other reasons, killing poaching,
hunting, habitat destruction.
F: 1.3.1: extraction due to mining( in Pub range), 11: other reasons, killing poaching,
hunting, habitat destruction.
Population number : 6-9
Mature individuals : <50
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution Pakistan
Recent field status A. Munaf, 1996. Field survey of Black bear
N, Khurhseed, 1993. Field survey of Balochistan Black bear
T, Rashed, 1998. Field survey of Suleiman range
N, Asharaf, 2001. Field survey of Black Bear
IUCN Status :
National Status : Critically Endangered C2a(i); D
Comments : Azad Kashmir, Balochistan, NWFP, Northern Areas.(Z.Ali)
Contributors: Salman Ashraf.Hamid Ali
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 Species name Viverricula indica (Desmarest, 1804)
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Common name Small Indian Civet

Scientific name : Viverricula indica (Desmarest, 1804)
Family Viverridae
Habitat : 3.5: subtropical/tropical dry, 8.1: hot deserts. Plain and sandy deserts in sub
mountainous tracts.
Habit/ Niche Carnivorous, nocturnal, solitary, Sandy deserts and irrigated plantations
Elevation : 0-1000m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Talagang
2 Sohawa
5 Choi Bangla
6 Muzzafargad
7 Taunsa
Presence in protected areas Kithar National Park (Sindh), Lal Suhanra National Park (Punjab), Chumbi Surla
Game Reserve, Changa Manga Wildlife Sanctuary, Margalla National Park
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : A change in habitat that cannot be quantified. Primary causes of change may be the
land use pattern and road killings.
Threats : P: 1.1.1: habitat loss due to crops, 1.3.3.3: clear cutting of wood, 1.4.1: industry,
1.4.2: human settlement.
Pr: 1.1.1: habitat loss due to crops, 1.3.3.3: clear cutting of wood, 1.4.1: industry,
1.4.2: human settlement.
F: 1.1.1: habitat loss due to crops, 1.3.3.3: clear cutting of wood, 1.4.1: industry, 1.4.2:
human settlement.
Population number : Cannot be quantified
Mature individuals : Cannot be quantified
Population status : Cannot be stated with certainty
Global distribution India, Pakistan, Srilanka, Mayanmar, Indonesia, southern china
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments : River Ravi, Bahawalnagar, Okara, Jhang, Sargodha, Thal, Salt Range,Margalla Hills,
Attock, Thatta, Karachi, Sukkur, Tharparker (Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: Syed Iqmail Shah, Ahmad Khan, Mohanmmad Iqbal, Nuzhat Sial, Abdul Munaf Qaim
Khani, Dr M. Arshad, Tahir Rashid, Rizwan Irshad.

Species name Vormela peregusna (Güldenstädt, 1770)

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Common name Marbeled Pole Cat (English)

Scientific name : Vormela peregusna (Güldenstädt, 1770)
Family Mustelidae
Habitat : 3.5: Subtropical / tropical; shrubland, semi arid rocky areas
Habit/ Niche Semi arid rocky areas, feeds mostly on rodents, arid subtropical forest
Elevation : Not known
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
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2 Pishin
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4 Kurram Valley
5 Mekran
Presence in protected areas
Extent of occurrence : 250000-300000sq km
Area of occupancy : Can’t be quantified
No. subpopulations : 1 Many Maqsood Anwar
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : There is general decrease in quality and spread of habitat in the area but
specifically for this sp it is difficult to predict and habitat changes as its prey is
quite abundant in wilderness
Threats : Not known. Occasional killing for fur and skin
Population number : Not known
Mature individuals : Not known
Population status : Stable, cant be predicted
Global distribution Yugoslavia, turkey, Syria, Lebanon Afghanistan, Russia, Nepal, Malaysia,
Armenia
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : Mekran, Quetta, Pishin, Chaman, North Waziristan, Bannu, Kurrum Valley,
Hangu, Kohat (Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: Carnivore Group

Species name Vulpes bengalensis (Shaw, 1800)

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Common name Indian or Bengal Fox

Scientific name : Vulpes bengalensis (Shaw, 1800)
Family Canidae
Habitat : 3.5: subtropical/tropical dry shrub land, 8.1: hot desert, near cultivated areas, shrubby,
inter dunal sandy areas, covered by sparse vegetation, valleys in Kirthar, waste land,
cultivated areas, rocky areas.
Habit/ Niche Carnivore, Wandering animal, Varied and wide, Broad valleys, Desert areas
Elevation : 0-500m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Nara Canal area
2 Cholistan desert 3-5
3
4
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in area <10% in last 10 years. A decline in habitat <10% is predicted in the next
10-20 years due to encroachment, overgrazing, drought, development activities.
Threats : Increased human settlement increased colonized areas, cultivation, overgrazing and
drought.
Local trade for tail.
Population number : Can not be quantified
Mature individuals : Can not be quantified
Population status : Declining <10%. Future decline <10% is predicted.
Global distribution Indian, Pakistan, Iran, China, Afghanistan, North America, Europe,
Recent field status Rizwan Irshad 2003. Ecology of Canids in the salt range
A. Munaf 2003. EIA of survey of Mubark Block district Ghotki.
A. Munaf 2003. EIA of Chung concession area Sindh/ Balochistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Tahir Rasheed, Rana Shahbaz, Rizwan Irhsad, Qadeer Mehal, Iqmail Shah, Iqbal
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 Species name Vulpes cana Blanford, 1877
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Common name King’s Fox

Scientific name : Vulpes cana Blanford, 1877
Family Canidae
Habitat : 8: deserts, tropical thorn forests, dry temperate forests.
Habit/ Niche Shy, Solitary, Nocturnal, Gorges, sand dunes
Elevation :
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1
2
3
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000km2
No. subpopulations : 1
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in an area <10% in the last 20 years. Future prediction in the decline in habitat is
<10% in the next 30 years is due to deforestation over grazing and development.
Threats : P: killing by man.
Pr: killing by man, habitat shrinkage and lack of awareness.
F: killing by man, habitat shrinkage, lack of awareness and developmental activities.
Domestic and commercial trade for fur and tail.
Population number : Not quantified.
Mature individuals : Not known.
Population status : Not known.
Global distribution Indian, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Arabian Peninsula, Uzbekistan.
Recent field status T.J Roberts 1997 Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments : North western Balochistan, Mekran, Kalat, Kharan, Gadawar,Turbat,Chagai, Kurram,
Khyberagencies (Z.Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: Rizwan Irshad, Tahir Rashid, Ayaz Khan, Nuzhat Sial.

Species name Vulpes rueppellii (Schinz, 1825)

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Common name Rueppell’s Sand Fox

Scientific name : Vulpes rueppellii (Schinz, 1825)
Family Canidae
Habitat : 8: desert, rolling sand dunes.
Habit/ Niche More insectivorous than other foxes, Carnivore, burrows in sand.
Elevation : 0-100 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Tharparker <400
2 Chaghi <200
3 Cholistan/Thar <500
4 D.G.Khan
Presence in protected areas Cholistan Game reserve, Runn of Kuch wildelife santurary, Lal Sohanra National Park
Extent of occurrence : >20,000km2
Area of occupancy : 501-2000km2
No. subpopulations : 4
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Habitat status : Change in habitat unknown. No future decline in habitat is predicted.
Threats : P: 1.1.1.1: habitat lost due to shifting agriculture, 1.4.1: industry, 1.4.4: transport-land/
air.
Pr: 1.1.1.1: habitat lost due to shifting agriculture, 1.4.1: industry, 1.4.4: transport-
land/ air.
F: 1.1.1.1: habitat lost due to shifting agriculture, 1.4.1: industry, 1.4.4: transport-land/
air.
Local and international trade of the entire animal to keep as pets or for the road
shows. Internationally it is sold to Arab Sheikhs.
Population number : 700-1200
Mature individuals : <2500
Population status : Declining <10% in the last 10 years. The future decline is predicted in the next 10
years by < 10%.
Global distribution Arabia, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Iran, Afganistan, Iran, Pakistan.
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Vulnerable B2ab(ii,iii); C1; D
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Dr. Naeem, Qadeer Mehal, Saeed-uz-Zaman, Tahir Rasheed.

Species name Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus 1758)

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Common name Common Red Fox (English)

Family Canidae
Scientific name : Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus 1758)
Habitat : 1.5: subtropical/tropical dry forest, 1.4: temperate forest, 3.4: temperate shrubland,
3.5: subtropical/tropical dry shrubland. 3.8: Mediterranean type shrubby vegetation,
5.1: permanent rivers/streams/creeks (includes waterfalls), 5.2: seasonal intermittent/
irregular rivers/streams/creeks, 5.3: shrub dominated wetlands, 7.1: non-aquatic
caves, 8.1: hot desert, 8.2: temperate desert, 10.2: sand, shingle, pebble shores,.
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, Solitary, feed on rodents & small birds, shy
Elevation : 0-16,000 ft
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Birmoghlasht 1
2 Shahgram 1
3 Drat 1
4 Islamgarh 1-2
5 Gharial 1
Presence in protected areas Hazar Ghanji National Park, Hingol National Park, Lal Sohanra National Park
Extent of occurrence : >20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in area <10%. Decline in the habitat <10% due to the developmental
activities, drought. decrease in the quality due to the loss of the prey species,
disturbance of human being/ encroachment.
Threats : P: Hunting or fur, drought, exports.
Pr: Hunting or fur, drought, exports.
F: Hunting or fur, drought, exports. Developmental activity.
Taxon is trade for commercial use, fur and tail.
Population number : >5000
Mature individuals : <2,500
Population status : Increasing, future decline <10%.
Global distribution North America, Europe, North Africa
Recent field status Rizwan Irshad 2003. Ecology of Canids in the salt range
Asghar Mohammad 2000. Ecologicla studies of Tobatti mountain ecosystem Kalat
Ch. Shafique 1998, survey of fauna of Hazarghangi national Park
IUCN Status :
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Contributors: Tahir Rasheed, Rana Shahbaz, Rizwan Irhsad, Mohammad Ayaz,
Participants: Tahir Rasheed, Rana Shahbaz, Rizwan Irhsad, Mohammad Ayaz, Nuzhat Sial,

Species name Vulpes vulpes montana (Linnaeus 1758)

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Common name Tibetian Red Fox (English)

Family Canidae
Scientific name : Vulpes vulpes montana (Linnaeus 1758)
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 8.2: temperate desert, Dry alpine
Habit/ Niche Carnivorous, solitory
Elevation : 3500-500 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Ghizer 1-10
2 Chitral 3
3
4
5
Presence in protected areas Chitral Goal National Park, Deosai Protected area, Khynjerab National Park
Extent of occurrence : >20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2,000 km2
No. subpopulations : Un known
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Changes in area and quality of habitat cannot be assessed specifically for this
subspecies. Changes in habitat of this subspecies cannot be precisely written.
Threats : P: Hunting or fur, drought
Pr: Hunting or fur, drought
F: Hunting or fur, drought.
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution Northern hemisphere
Recent field status Unknown
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments :
Contributors: Tahir Rasheed, Rana Shahbaz, Rizwan Irhsad, Mohammad Ayaz,
Participants: Tahir Rasheed, Rana Shahbaz, Rizwan Irhsad, Mohammad Ayaz, Nuzhat Sial,

Species name Equus hemionus Pallas , 1775

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Common name Indian Wild Ass

Scientific name : Equus hemionus Pallas , 1775
Family Equidae
Habitat : 8.1:hot desert, low rain fall, poor vegetative cover
Habit/ Niche Gregarious, nocturnal desert grazer
Elevation : Sea level-100 meters
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Nagar parker 14 (Hamid Iqbal) 1998
2 8 (Iftikhar Ahmaed 2000
3 15-20 (Munaf Qamkani )2002
4 1 Dr Aleem 2003
5 Tharparkar 20-25
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Extent of occurrence : < 100sq km
Area of occupancy : 50-100 sq km
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Sable in area >50 % decline by habitat loss in next 10 years. Decrease in quality due to
road construction
Threats : Past: 1.4.4: transport- land/air ( infrastructure development), 7.1: drought
Present:1.4.4: transport- land/air ( infrastructure development), 7.1: drought
Future:1.4.4: transport- land/air ( infrastructure development), 7.1: drought
Population number : 50-100
Mature individuals : <50 Decline in past and likely to decline in future too.
Population status : > 10% Declining and >10% is predicted for next years due to habitat degradation
Global distribution India, Afganistan
Recent field status H. Iqbal 1998. Survey of Wild Ass in Nagar Parkar
H. Iqbal 2000. Survey of Wild Ass in Nagar Parkar
A. M. Qaimkhani, R. A. Rajput., 1998. Survey of Nilgai & Wild Ass in Tharparkar
A.M. Qaimkhani, R. A. Rajput., 2003. Observation of Wild Ass during Mid winter water fowl
survey of Nagarparkar area.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Critically Endangered C2a(i)
Comments : Only feral poupulation may be found . Extinct ( Anwar Maan)
Contributors:
Participants: Dr Maqsood Anwar,Dr Rubina Akhtar , Maj(R) Aman- u- llah Niazi, Maqsood Arshad,
Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohsin Farooq ,Naeem Ashraf Raja.

Species name Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Common name Black Buck

Scientific name : Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family Bovidae
Habitat : 1.5:Subtropical/tropical dry, 8.1: hot desert
Habit/ Niche Gregarious
Elevation : 100-200m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Sehjraen clave 10
2 bannachowki 03
3
4
5
Presence in protected areas (In Lal Sohanra National Park, Kirthar National Park.
captivity)
Area of occupancy : Extinct
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status : >20% Decrease in the area and quality of the habitat in last 20 years and predicted to
decrease >10% with in 10 years due to agriculture extension
Threats : Past hunting, agricultural extension
Present: extinct
Future: extinct
Trade hunted for subsistence
Population number : N/A
Mature individuals : N/A
Population status : N/A
Global distribution Pakistan, India, Nepal
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Extinct in the Wild
Comments : Only found in captivity not in wild habitat (Maqsood Anwar)
Contributors:
Participants: Umeed Khalid, Dr Maqsood Anwar, Major Amanullah, Qadeer Mehal, Masood Arshad

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 Species name Axis porcinus (Zimmermann, 1780)
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Common name Hog Deer

Scientific name : Axis porcinus (Zimmermann, 1780)
Family Cervidae
Habitat : 5.3: shrub dominated wetlands 11.3: artificial- terrestrial plantations like Changa
Manga, Riverine area.

Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, solitary in forest areas

Elevation : 100-300m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1.Daffer plantation 2
2 Head Qadirabad 1
3.Head Marala 20-25approx
4. Shikarghar Narowal 1
5 Ferozwalla 2
6 gandasingh, kasoorsingh (border 1
area)
7 Changamanga plantation 10-15
8 head sulminkie Approx 50
9 Daber sakargargh Approx 10
10 Ravi river belt 10
11 both sides of narra canal 50-60
12 Mahrano reserve 10-15
13 Batbakt ali (etc) Approx 50
Presence in protected areas Changa Manga Wildlife Sanctuary, Tonsa Wildlife Sanctuary, Nara Cannal Game
Reserve.
Extent of occurrence : 30-40,000sq km
Area of occupancy : 10-1500sq km
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : >20% decrease in the last 10 years and > 10% decline is predicted in the next 10
years due to agricultural extensions,grazing & cutting.
Threats : Past, present , future. (1.1.1.1:shifting agriculture crops 1.3.3.1:small-scale
subsistence of wood.3.3.1:subsistence use of food, 4.1.3:other bycatch.
7.1:drought,9.9:restricted range .10.1:human disturbance through recreation/tourism.)
Trade: hunted for subsistence living at many locations.
Population number : +/-1500-2000
Mature individuals : +/-700-1000
Population status : >20% decline in last 10 years and > 10% decline in the next 10 years is predicted.
Global distribution India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Srilanka
Recent field status Rana Sahbaz Khan 2002. Field office file record of Punjab
IUCN Status :
National Status : Vulnerable C1+2a(i); D
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Major Ammanullah. Dr Maqsood Anwar, Rana shahbaz khan, Umeed Khalid, Iftikhar
Ahmad, Naeem Raja, Masood Arshad.

Species name Boselaphus tragocamelus (Pallas, 1766)

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Common name Nilgai or Blue Bull

Scientific name : Boselaphus tragocamelus (Pallas, 1766)
Family Bovidae
Habitat : 3.5: Subtropical Scrubland 1.6: Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest, 1.6:
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subtropical thorn forest, Thar desert of indo-pak
Habit/ Niche Gregarious, Diurnal Browser, Social
Elevation : 100-1200m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Dodlan 5
2 Bajwat 2
3 Changa Manga 2
4 Kasur 1
5 lalal Sohanra 2
6 Ravi 1
Presence in protected areas Changa Manga Wildlife Sanctuary
Extent of occurrence : 101-5,000 sq km
Area of occupancy : 11-500 sq km
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : >10% decrease in the last 10 years and > 10% decline is predicted in the next 10
years due to change in land use patterns
Threats : Past, present, future. 1.1.1.1:shifting agriculture crops 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock
1.1.4.2: small holder livestock, 1.3.4 non woody vegetation collection, 3.1.1:
subsistence use for food, 7.1 drought, 9.9: restricted range
Trade: hunted for subsistence living
Population number : Approa 500
Mature individuals : <250
Population status : >10% decline in last 10 years and > 10% decline in the next 10 years is predicted.
Global distribution India
Recent field status Abdul Qadeer Mehal 1999
Rana Shahbaz Khan 1990
Masood Arshad 1996
IUCN Status :
National Status : Endangered B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii); C2a(i); D
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Major ammanullah. Dr Maqsood Anwar, Abdul Qadeer Mehal, Rana shahbaz khan,
Umeed Khalid, Iftikhar Ahmad.

Species name Capra aegagrus blythi

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Scientific name : Capra aegagrus blythi,Hume 1875

Habitat : 1.5: subtropical/tropical dry forest, 4.5: subtropical/tropical dry low land grassland, 6: rocky
areas
Elevation : 400-3,000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Raskoh 12-20
2 Ghatzehri 15-20
5 Tobati 20-30
7 Rodnikacho 250-370
8 Kirthar NP 1)10-20
2) 5,000-6000
9 Dhureji 300-400
10 Dhurun
Extent of occurrence : >2,000 sq km
Area of occupancy : 501-2000sq km
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decreas in area <10% in last 10 years. A decline <10 % is predicted in 10 years due to
change in land use
Threats : Ps: 1.1.1.4: Nomadic livestock, 1.3.3.1: small scale subsistence of wood, 3.1.1: subsitance
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 Pr: 1.1.1.4: Nomadic livestock, 1.3.3.1: small scale subsistence of wood, 3.1.1: subsitance
use of food, 7.1:drought10.1: recreation/ tourism (human disturbance
F: 1.1.1.4: Nomadic livestock, 1.3.3.1: small scale subsistence of wood, 3.1.1: subsitance
use of food, 7.1:drought10.1: recreation/ tourism (human disturbance
Trade: Trophy hunting for conservation initiatives
Population number : >15,000
Mature individuals : 14,000
Population status : Population is declining <10% in last 10 years in future Poaching and habitat loss will cause
population decline in future < 10% in the next 10 years
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments :
Contributors: Hamid Ali
Participants: Ali Imran, Hamid Ali, M. Asghar, M.Sharif, M . Iqbal. M Niaz , Abdul Munaf.

Species name Capra aegagrus chialtanensis Erxleben 1777

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Common name Chiltan Wild Goat

Scientific name : Capra aegagrus chialtanensis Erxleben 1777
Family Bovidae
Habitat : 1.4: Temperate Forest, 3.4: Temperate Shrubland, 6: Rocky areas,
Dry temperate, rugged precipitating slopes, ravines
Habit/ Niche Gregarious, diurnal
Elevation : 2,000-3,000 meters
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Anari 45
2 Zirat nallah 7
3 Chiltan 60
Presence in protected areas Hazar-Ganji Chiltan National Park
Extent of occurrence : 200 sq km
Area of occupancy : 270 sq km
No. subpopulations : 1
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status: No change in the habitat. Increase in quality of the habitat of the taxon. The change
was due to the improvement in the vegetation its primary cause is better protection.
Threats: Nomadic livestock, Small Scale Subsistence of wood, Fires, subsistence use/ local
trade of food, Subsistence use of fuel, drought, other human disturbances
Population number : Appro 800
Mature individuals : < 2,500
Population status : Increasing. No future decline in population predicted.
Global distribution Pakistan, Iran
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: M. Arif, M. Naiz, Iftikhar Ahmed, M. Hamid Ali, M. Asghar, M. Sharif, Umeed khalid,
Kashif m Sheikh, Dr Maqsood Anwar, Ghulam Ali, Irshad, M Ayaz, Ali Imran.

Species name Capra falconeri falconeri Wagner, 1839

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Common name Flare-horned Markhor

Scientific name : Capra falconeri falconeri Wagner, 1839
Habitat: 3.4: temperate shrubland, 4.4: temperate grassland, 6: rocky area. Steep precipitation

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Elevation : 1,500-4,000 meters
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Skardu 150
2 Bunji 145
3 Gilgit 45
4 Tangiz 20
5 Kohistan 180
6 Chitral 200 – 250
Presence in protected areas Chitral Gol National Park, Astore nullah game reserve, Baltistan wildlife santurary,
Kargha Wildlife santurary, Naltar wildlife santurary, Sherqilla Game Reserve, Danyore
game reserve, Baltistan wildlife santurary, Manshi Wildlife Sanctuary, Machiara
National Park, Qazi Nag Game reserve, Tangir game reserve, Toosi Game Reserve,
Hillan Game reserve.
Extent of occurrence : <30,000 sq km
Area of occupancy : >3,000 sq km
No. subpopulations : 5
No. of locations : 5
Habitat status : Decrease in area of <10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of <10% in the next
10 years; decrease in quality of habitat due to logging.
Threats : P, Pr, F: 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock. 1.3.1: mining (extraction), 1.3.3.1: small scale
subsistence of wood, 1.3.4: non woody vegetation collection. 1.4.2: human
settlement in infrastructure development. 4.1.2: terrestrial shooting.
Whole animal is used internationally for trade
Population number : 400 – 600
Mature individuals : < 100
Population status : population decline of <10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of >10%
IUCN Status :
National Status : Endangered C2a(i)
Comments : Astore Markhor has been recently discovered in Kargah Valley of Kohistan, NWFP,
which confirms the assumption regarding its occurrence in 3 more valleys.
Contributors: Major Amaanullah Khan

Species name Capra falconeri megaceros Hume, 1875

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Common name Straight horned Markhor

Scientific name : Capra falconeri megaceros Hume, 1875
Family Bovidae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 3.4: temperate shrub land, 6: rocky areas, dry temperate, rocky
cliffs, rugged slopes
Habit/ Niche Diurnal, Gregarious, Crepuscular
Elevation : ≅ 1500 – 5000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Koh – e – Safed 1
2 Takatu 8
3 Zargham, Quetta 2
4 Suleman Range 35
5 Tanishpa, Torghar Approx 45
6 Dhurun
7
Presence in protected areas Manshi Wildlife Sanctuary, Machiara National Park, Qazi Nag Game reserve
Extent of occurrence : >20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : + 5000 km2
No. subpopulations : 7 – 10
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in area of >20% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of >10% in the last
10 years; decrease in quality of habitat since bad economic conditions have
increased the reliance of the locals on grazing lands
Threats : P: 1.1.1.2: small-holder farming, 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.3.3.1: small-scale

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1.3.4: non-woody vegetation collection, 1.4.2: human settlement infrastructure
development, 3.1.1: subsistence use⁄local trade hunting for food, 3.3.1: subsistence
use⁄ local trade as fuel, 10.3: war⁄civil unrest
Pr: 1.1.1.2: small-holder farming, 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.3.3.1: small-scale
subsistence wood extraction, 1.3.1: mining
1.3.4: non-woody vegetation collection, 1.4.2: human settlement infrastructure
development, 3.3.1: subsistence use⁄ local trade as fuel, 10.3: war⁄civil unrest, 7.1:
drought
F: 1.1.1.2: small-holder farming, 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.3.3.1: small-scale
subsistence wood extraction, 1.3.1: mining
1.3.4: non-woody vegetation collection, 1.4.2: human settlement infrastructure
development, 3.3.1: subsistence use⁄ local trade as fuel, 10.3: war⁄civil unrest, 7.1:
drought
Trade: hunted for community-based trophy hunting program
Population number : <2500
Mature individuals : 800 – 1000
Population status : Decline in population of <10% in the last 5 years; predicted decline of <10% in the
next 10 years
Global distribution Pakistan, Afghanistan.
Recent field status Masood Arshad & Iftikhar Ahmad. 2001. Conservation of Chilghoza forest in Suleiman
Range
M. Arif 1986. Status of big Game spp in upper Kurram
Maqssod Anwar 1990. Feasibility study of Chigoza forest and Suleiman Markhor
Saeed-uz-Zaman 1990. Survey of straight Horned Markhor.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Vulnerable VU C1a; D
Comments : The biggest population exists in Torghar and it is increasing. Populations in other
areas are decreasing because of increased human interference and this needs
attention from the management.
Sheikh Badin National Park has not been properly developed due to lack of budget.
The area could become a secure habitat for Kabul Markhor after proper management.
Contributors: Ghulam Ali Awan, Dr Masood Anwar, Iftikhar, M Hamid Ali, Ahmad, Masood Arshad,
Muhammad Ayaz, M Asghar, Umeed Khalid, Muhamamad Arif, Muhammad Niaz
Participants: Ghulam Ali Awan, Dr Masood Anwar, Iftikhar, M Hamid Ali, Ahmad, Masood Arshad,
Muhammad Ayaz, M Asghar, Umeed Khalid, Muhamamad Arif, Muhammad Niaz

Species name Capra ibex sibirica Pallas 1776

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Common name Siberian or Himalayan Ibex

Family Bovidae
Scientific name : Capra ibex sibirica Pallas 1776
Habitat : 1.4: Temperate forest, 3.7: subtropical/tropical high altitude of shrubland, 6: rocky
areas, sub alpine, dry temperate forest
Habit/ Niche Active at Dawn and dusk (crepuscular), prefers snow meadows along snow line
Elevation : 2500-5000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
3 Naltar Balla 50
4 Hushe Valley 250
5 Skayo Valley Top 300
7 Khunjerab Top (below) 17-20
8 Bar valley 1) Approx 400-500
2) Approx 200-250
9 Naltar bala 5-16
10 Hush Valley 70-90
11 skoyo valley top 120-130
12 Khyber community area 21
13 Khunjerab village organization 40-45
14 Machiara NP 10
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Presence in protected areas Agram Basti wildlife sanctuary, Giddar Baik wildlife Sanctuary, Machiara National
Park, Mahu Dand game reserve, Astore Wildlife Sanctuary, Baltistan Wildlife
Sanctuary, Karghah Wildlife Sanctuary, Khunjerab National Park, Manshi Wildlife
Sanctuary, Machiara National Park, Qazi Nag Game Reserve
Extent of occurrence : 40,000 sq km
Area of occupancy : 5000-6000sq km
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decreas in area >10% in last 5 years. A decline > 10 % is predicted in 10 years due
to change in land use

Threats : Ps: 1.1.1.4: Nomadic livestock, 1.3.3: wood exteraction,1.1.4.2: small holder livestock,
1.3.4: non woody vegetation collection, 1.4.3: Tourism, 3.1.1: subsitance use of food,
3.3.1: subsistence use of fuel, 10.1: recreation/ tourism (human disturbance) 10.6:
others Poachin.
Pr: 1.1.1.4: Nomadic livestock, 1.3.3: wood exteraction,1.1.4.2: small holder livestock,
1.3.4: non woody vegetation collection, 1.4.3: Tourism, 3.1.1: subsistence use of food,
3.3.1: subsistence use of fuel, 10.1: recreation/ tourism (human disturbance) 10.6:
others Poaching.
F: 1.1.1.4: Nomadic livestock, 1.3.3: wood exteraction, 1.1.4.2: smallholder livestock,
1.3.4: non-woody vegetation collection, 1.4.3: Tourism, 3.1.1: subsistence use of
food, 3.3.1: subsistence use of fuel, 10.1: recreation/ tourism (human disturbance)
10.6: others Poaching.
Trade: International Trophy hunting
Population number : > or = 20,000
Mature individuals : 80000-10000
Population status : Population is increasing
Global distribution Central Asian mountain ranges, Afghanistan, India, China
Recent field status Masood Arshad 1996,1998,2000,2001. Survey of Himalayan Ibex in Bar, Naltar,
Skoyo, Khunjerab
Iftikhar Ahmad 1992, 1993,1994,1996,1998. Survey of Himalayan Ibex in Bar,
Khunjerab, Passu, NWFP
Umeed Khalid 2000. Survey of Himalayan Ibex in Khunjerab
Akmad Khan 1999. SLIM training workshop and snow leopard survey at Khunjerab
National Park
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Iftikhar Ahmed, Kashif M Sheikh, Umeed khalid, Dr Maqsood Anwar, Masood Arshad

Species name Cervus duvaucelii G. Cuvier, 1823

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Common name Swamp Deer

Scientific name : Cervus duvaucelii G. Cuvier, 1823
Family Cervidae
Habitat : 5.4: bogs, marshes, swamps, fens, peat lands (wetlands) Riparian grassland
Habit/ Niche Gregarious
Elevation : Not known
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
Not known
Extent of occurrence : Not known
Area of occupancy : Not known
No. subpopulations : 1-2
No. of locations : 1-2
Habitat status : Decrease in habitat area and quality(Maqsood Anwar)
Threats : Not applicable
Population number : Semi wild population
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Global distribution India, Pakistan
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Extinct in the Wild
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Major ® Amanullah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Masood Arshad

Species name Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758

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Scientific name : Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758

Habitat : N/A
Elevation : N/A
Distribution: Not known
Location No. of individuals
1
2
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence : Extinct
Area of occupancy : Extinct
No. subpopulations : N/A
No. of locations : N/A
Habitat status : N/A
Threats : N/A
Population number : N/A
Mature individuals : N/A
Population status :
IUCN Status :
National Status : Locally Extinct
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Masood Arshad, Dr Aleem chaudhary Major Amanullah Khan

Species name Gazella bennettii (Sykes, 1831)

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Common name Chinkara

Scientific name : Gazella bennettii (Sykes, 1831)
Family Bovidae
Habitat : 8.1: hot desert, 3.5:subtropical/tropical Shrub land,1.4: tropical thorn forest, ravines,
semi desert and foot hills
Habit/ Niche Gregarious, crepuscular
Elevation : 0-1500m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Dhrun Appox 40-50
2 Manglot park 25
3 Hingol 10-12
4 Chilostan 15
5 kolwahkap 20-30
6 Kachoo 20-30
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Extent of occurrence : 35- 40,000 sq km
Area of occupancy : 6,000 sq km
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : <10% Decrease in area in last 10 years, <10% decline is predicted in the next 10
years due to agriculture extension, overgrazing and mining
Threats : Pre: 1.1.1.1: shifting agriculture (crops) 1.1.4.1: nomadic livestock, 1.1.4.2. small
holder livestock, 1.3.1: mining (extraction), 1.3.3.1
small scale subsistence of wood, 1.3.4: non woody vegetation collection, 1.4.2:
human settlement, 1.4.3: infrastructure development tourism/ recreation, 1.4.4:
transport- land/air, 3.1.1: subsistence use of food, 7.1 drought, 9.5: low densities,
10.1: human disturbance through recreation/ tourism 10.4: human disturbance
through transport
Pas: 1.1.1.1: shifting agriculture (crops) 1.1.4.1: naomdi livestock, 1.1.4.2. small
holder livestock, 1.3.1: mining (extraction), 1.3.3.1
small scale subsistence of wood, 1.3.4: non woody vegetation collection, 1.4.2:
human settlement, 1.4.3: infrastructure development tourism/ recreation, 1.4.4:
transport- land/air, 3.1.1: subsistence use of food, 7.1 drought, 9.5: low densities,
10.1: human disturbance through recreation/ tourism 10.4: human disturbance
through transport
F: 1.1.1.1: shifting agriculture (crops) 1.1.4.1: naomdi livestock, 1.1.4.2. small holder
livestock, 1.3.1: mining (extraction), 1.3.3.1
small scale subsistence of wood, 1.3.4: non woody vegetation collection, 1.4.2:
human settlement, 1.4.3: infrastructure development tourism/ recreation, 1.4.4:
transport- land/air, 3.1.1: subsistence use of food, 7.1 drought, 9.5: low densities,
10.1: human disturbance through recreation/ tourism 10.4: human disturbance
through transport
Trade: local trade for commercial use for food and fur

Population number : 8,000-10,000

Mature individuals : <10,000
Population status : >20% Decline in the last 20 years and > 20% decline is preictred in the next 20 years
due to poaching, habitat loss, fencing along borders
Global distribution India
Recent field status Naeem Asharaf Raja. 1997-2002. Observations/sightings of Chinkara in Nara,
Cholistan, Kirthar and Thar
Umeed Khalid 1991. Observations/sightings of Chinkara in Soan Valley, Nara desert,
Larkana, Cholistan
Iftikhar Ahmad 2000. sightings at Run of Kuch
Rana Shahbaz Khan 1991 sightings at Rasool sir, Cholistan, Choori, Dodlan
Qadeer Mehal 186-2003. sightings at Cholistan, Dodlan
Munaf Qaimkhani 1998-2003. Sightings at Dureji, Kithar, Tharparkar, Nara, Larkana
IUCN Status :
National Status : Vulnerable C1 2a(i); D
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Maj Retired Amanullah, Masood arshad, Dr Rubeena akhtar, Dr Maqsood Anwar,
Iftikhar Ahmad , Umeed Khalid, Sharif-ud din, M. Asghar, Hamid Ali.

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 Species name Gazella subgutturosa (Güldenstaedt, 1780)
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Common name Goitored Gazelle

Scientific name : Gazella subgutturosa (Güldenstaedt, 1780)
Family Bovidae
Habitat : 1.5: Sub Tropical: 8.1 Hot desert
Habit/ Niche Diurnal, gregarious
Elevation : 500-1500 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Jahlwar 5
2
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence : 101-5,000 sq km
Area of occupancy : 501-2,000 sq km
No. subpopulations : 2
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : <10% Decrease in the area in the last 10 years and < 10 % decrease in habitat is
predicted in next 10 years due to change in land use pattern.
Threats : Past: 1.1.4.1: Nomadic livestock, 1.3.4 Non woody vegetation collection due to extraction,
1.3.1: Mining (extraction), 4.1.2.2: terrestrial shooting, 7.6: Avalanches/land slides, 8.1:
competitors, 8.2: predators
Present: 1.1.4.1: Nomadic livestock, 1.3.4 Non woody vegetation collection due to
extraction, 1.3.1: Mining (extraction), 4.1.2.2: terrestrial shooting, 7.6: Avalanches/land
slides, 8.1: competitors, 8.2: predators. Sport Hunting of the taxon
Future:
1.1.4.1: Nomadic livestock, 1.3.4 Non woody vegetation collection due to extraction, 1.3.1:
Mining (extraction), 4.1.2.2: terrestrial shooting, 7.6: Avalanches/land slides, 8.1:
competitors, 8.2: predators
Sport Hunting of the taxon

Population number : <50

Mature individuals : <50
Population status :
Global distribution Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan.
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Critically Endangered C2a(i); D
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: M. Hamid Ali, M Asghar, M. Sharif , Kashif Sheikh, M. Niaz, Ali Imran.

Species name Hemitragus jemlahicus (H. Smith, 1826)

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Common name Himalayan Tahr

Scientific name : Hemitragus jemlahicus (H. Smith, 1826)
Family Bovidae
Habitat : N/A
Elevation :
Distribution: Absent in Pakistan
Location No. of individuals
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Extent of occurrence :
Area of occupancy :
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status :
Threats :
Population number : Occasional sightings in Kashmir
Mature individuals : N/A
Population status :
IUCN Status :
National Status : Locally Extinct
Comments : Extinct in the wild (Maqsood Anwar)
Contributors:
Participants: Masood Arshad, Dr Rubina Akhtar, Dr Abdul Aleem Chaudhary.

Species name Moschus chrysogaster (Hodgson,1839)

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Common name Himalayan Musk Deer

Scientific name : Moschus chrysogaster (Hodgson, 1839)
Family Moschidae
Habitat : 1.4: Temperate Forest, 3.7: Subtropical/tropical high altitude shrubland, 4.7:
Subtropical/tropical high altitude grassland.
Habit/ Niche Shy, solitary animal, active throughout the day
Elevation : 2400-4570m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Bar Palas 30-50
2 Kilgol,Pologah, Barten. 10-15
3 Jabba,Serai 20
4 Gumrat Valley 50-60
5 Gilgit (Astore, Deosai, Darel
range, Fairy Meadows)
6 Chitral
7 Palas Valley 40
Presence in protected areas Machiara National Park
Extent of occurrence : 3,000Sq km
Area of occupancy : 501-2,000sq km
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : >30% Decrease in the area and quality of the habitat in last 25 years and predicted to
decrease 20% with in 20 years due to habitat degradation, agriculture extension,
encroachments, Military Built-up
Threats : Past 1.3.3.1: small scale subsistence wood extraction, 1.3.3.2: selective logging of wood
extraction, 1.3.4: Non woody vegetation collection Extraction, 3.2.1: subsistence use/local
trade of medicine, 3.5.1: subsistence use/local trade for cultural/scientific/leisure activities,
9.9:restricted range due to intrinsic factors 9.6:Skwed sex ration due to intrinsic factors,
10:human disturbances
Present 3.1.1: 1.3.3.1: small scale subsistence wood extraction, 1.3.3.2: selective logging
of wood extraction, 1.3.4: Non woody vegetation collection Extraction, 3.2.1: subsistence
use/local trade of medicine, 3.5.1: subsistence use/local trade for cultural/scientific/leisure
activities, 9.9:restricted range due to intrinsic factors 9.6:Skwed sex ration due to intrinsic
factors, 10:human disturbances
Future 1.3.3.1: small scale subsistence wood extraction, 1.3.3.2: selective logging of wood
extraction, 1.3.4: Non woody vegetation collection Extraction, 3.2.1: subsistence use/local
trade of medicine, 3.5.1: subsistence use/local trade for cultural/scientific/leisure activities,
9.9:restricted range due to intrinsic factors 9.6:Skwed sex ration due to intrinsic factors,
10:human disturbances

Population number : Approx 1,000-1,500

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Population status : Population is >30% decling in last 30 years and > 30%decline due to habitat loss and trade
in the next 30 years is predicted
Global distribution China, India, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Mongolia
Recent field status Umeed Khalid, 1997. Preliminary Survey of Musk Deer in Pallas Valley, Kohistan, NWFP.
Naeem Asharf Raja 2002. An Assessment of Musk Deer Population in the Palas Valley
Ahmad Khan Iftikhar Ahmad 2003. Musk Deer Survey in Swat , NWFP
Iftikahr Ahmad 1998. Management Plan of Machiara National Park
IUCN Status :
National Status : Endangered B1ab(ii,iii); C2a(i)
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Masood Arshad, Iftikhar Ahmad, Naeem Ashraf Raja, Dr Maqsood Anwar, Major
Amanulah. Ahmad Khan.

Species name Muntiacus muntjak (Zimmermann, 1780)

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Common name Barking Deer

Scientific name : Muntiacus muntjak (Zimmermann, 1780)
Habitat : 1.5 Sub Tropical Scrub Forest
Family Cervidae
Elevation : 600-1200m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
2 khan pur range 50
3 lehtrar 150
4 Kahuta

Presence in protected areas Margalla hills National Park

Extent of occurrence : 250 sq km
Area of occupancy : Approx 200sq km
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : >10% Decrease in the area of the habitat in last 10 years and predicted to decrease
>10% with in next 10 years due to habitat degradation and change in land use pattern
Threats : Past: 1.1.4.2: small holder livestock, 1.33.1:small scale subsistence of wood,1.3.4:
non woody vegetation collection,1.4.4: transport-land /air (infrastructure
development), 3.1.1: Subsistence use of food
Present: 1.1.4.2: small holder livestock, 1.33.1:small scale subsistence of
wood,1.3.4: non woody vegetation collection,1.4.4: transport-land /air (infrastructure
development), 3.1.1: Subsistence use of food
Future: 1.1.4.2: small holder livestock, 1.33.1:small scale subsistence of wood,1.3.4:
non woody vegetation collection,1.4.4: transport-land /air (infrastructure
development), 3.1.1: Subsistence use of food
Trade : taxon is hunted for subsistence living
Population number : Approx 300-400
Mature individuals : Approx 150
Population status : Population is >10% decling in last 10 years and > 10%decline in the next 10 years is
predicted
Global distribution India, Nepal, China, Burma
Recent field status Maqsood Anwar 1995. Status of Barking Deer in Margalla Hill National Park
Maqsood Anwar 1994. Status of Barking Deer in Reserve forest of district Haripur
Maqsood Anwar 1995. Status of Barking Deer in Scrub forest of District Rawalpindi
IUCN Status :
National Status : Endangered B1ab(ii,iii); C2a(i)
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Masood Arshad, Iftikhar Ahmad, Naeem Ashraf Raja, Dr Maqsood Anwer,Umeed
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 Species name Naemorhedus goral (Hardwicke, 1825)
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Common name Gray Goral

Scientific name : Naemorhedus goral (Hardwicke, 1825)
Family Bovidae
Habitat : 1.4: Temperate forest, 3.7: subtropical/tropical high altitude of shrubland, moist
temperate forest
Habit/ Niche Crepuscular, small groups
Elevation : 800-2000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
3 margalla hills NP Approx 35
4 kuz palas 1
5 Kot 2
7 Mardan mountains 12
Presence in protected areas Manshi Wildlife Sanctuary, Machiara National Park, Qazi Nag Game reserve
Extent of occurrence : 5,000-8,000 sq km
Area of occupancy : 1,000sq km
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decreas in area >10% in last 10 years. A decline > 10 % is predicted in 10 years due
to agricultur land use and othe change in land use
Threats : Ps: 1.1.4.1: Nomadic livestock, 1.1.4.2: small holder livestock 1.7 fires, 3.3.1:
subsistence use of fuel, 3.6: poaching.

Pr: 1.1.4.1: Nomadic livestock,1.1.4.2: small holder livstock 1.7 fires, 3.3.1:
subsistence use of fuel, 3.6: poaching.
F: 1.1.4.1: Nomadic livestock,1.1.4.2: small holder livstock 1.7 fires, 3.3.1:
subsistence use of fuel, 3.6: poaching.

Trade: hunting by locals for food

Population number : <5,000
Mature individuals : 1500
Population status : Population is declineing > 20% in last ten years and < 10% decline is predicted in
next 10 years
Global distribution India, Nepal, Bhutan
Recent field status Dr. Maqsood Anwar 1989. Management Plan Of gray Goral in Machira National Park
Masood Arshad 2002. Status survey of large mammals with reference to ungulates in
Palas valley Kohistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Vulnerable C1+C2a(i)
Comments : Goral population in Margalla Hills in National Park has increased over the past years
due to protecton but in other areas of habitat is still on decline due to habitat
loss/degradation and poaching because of a non trophy animal not much alteration
has been given to it in the past
Contributors:
Participants: Iftikhar Ahmed, Dr Maqsood Anwar, Kashif M Sheikh, Masood Arshad

Species name Ovis ammon polii Linnaeus, 1758

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Common name Marcopolo Sheep

Scientific name : Ovis ammon polii Linnaeus, 1758
Family Bovidae
Habitat : 1.2: subarctic forest, 4.2: subarctic grassland, 6: Rocky areas. alpine areas near snow

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Habit/ Niche Gregarious, feed in Dawn and Dusk, Female stay on lower altitude while male prefer
to be high altitude
Elevation : 4,500-6,100 meters
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Karchani nalla Approx 45
2 larchani nalla 86
3 Gilgit 46
Presence in protected areas Khunjerab National Park, Kilik mintika game reserve.
4
5
Extent of occurrence : < 100 sq km
Area of occupancy : 11-500sq km
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decreas in area >10% in last 10 years. Adecline > 10 % is predicted in 10 years due
to habitat degradation disturbance of livestock
Threats : P: 1.1.1.4: Nomadic livestock, 3.1.1: subsitance use of food, 9.9 restricted range due
to intrinsic factors, 10.7: unknown human disturbances.
Population number : 80-120
Mature individuals : <250
Population status : Population in decling due to habitat loss and will decline in future @ > 20% in the next
10 years
Global distribution China, Afghanistan, Tajikistan
Recent field status Iftikhar Ahmed 1994. Survey of Marcopolo sheep in Karchanai nullah
M. Iqbal 2001. Survey of Marcopolo sheep in Karchanai nullah
Amjad Virik 1997. Survey of Marcopolo sheep Kilik Mintika
IUCN Status :
National Status : Critically Endangered B1ab(ii,iii)
Comments : Hunza (Z. Ali)
Contributors:
Participants: M. Arif, Kashif M Sheikh, M. Naiz, Iftikhar Ahmed, M. Hamid Ali, M. Asghar, M. Sharif,
Umeed khalid, Dr Maqsood Anwar, Ghulam Ali, Irshad, M Ayaz, Ali Imran.

Species name Ovis vignei cycloceros

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Common name Afghan Urial

Scientific name : Ovis vignei cycloceros
Family Bovidae
Habitat : 1.4:Infrastructure Development, 3.4:Materials, 3.5:Cultural/Scietific/Leisure Activities,
1.5:Invasive Alian species, 6:Pollution,
Habit/ Niche Gregarious, Diurnal, prefers gentle slopes
Elevation : 1500-2500m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1Torghar 1500-9000
2 Takatu 7-20
3 Wakhan 3-12
4 Noritan-Arandu 12-20
5 Zarghoon 18-30
Presence in protected areas Ziarat Juniper Wildlife Sanctuary.
Extent of occurrence : >20,000 sq km
Area of occupancy : >2,000sq km
No. subpopulations : 5-6
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : >20% Decrease in the area and quality of the habitat in last 10 years and predicted to
decrease 20% with in 10 years due to change in land use pattern
Threats : Past 3.1.1: Subsistence use of food , 7.1:Drought,10: Human Disturbance,

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Future 3.1.1: Subsistence use of food , 7.1:Drought,10: Human Disturbance,
Population number : <10,000
Mature individuals : 2000-3000
Population status : Population is decling >20% due to Poaching habitat loss and will decline in future >
10% in the next 10 years
Global distribution Pakistan, Afghanistan
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Vulnerable C1
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: M Sharif,M Asghar, Dr A.T Virk, Ali Imran, M Iqbal, Saeed uz Zaman.

Species name Ovis vignei punjabensis

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Common name Punjab Urial

Scientific name : Ovis vignei punjabensis Lydekker, 1913
Family Bovidae
Habitat : 3.5 subtropical/tropical dry shrubland, scrub forest tropical thorn forest, low hill range,
Rolling stones
Habit/ Niche Gregarious, active at dawn and dusk
Elevation : 250-1400m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Salt range 200-50
2 Jhanger 80-100
3 Nursing phuar 20-40
4 Massan jaba 500-550
5 Mahura, Akhori jabb 150—200
Presence in protected areas Chumbi Surla, Sodi, Diljabba Domeli, Kalla Chitta and Kalabagh Game Reserve.
Extent of occurrence : Approx 5,000 sq km
Area of occupancy : Approx 4,000 sq km
No. subpopulations : 16
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : > 50% decrease in area in the last 50 years, >10% decline in the next 20 years is
predicted due to encroachment , habitat loss, domestic stock grazing and competition,
human activity
Threats : (Pre, Pas, F) 1.1.4: Livestock (Agriculture) 1.3.1: Mining, 1.3.3 extraction of wood,
1.3.4: non woody vegetation collection, 2.3: Invasive alien sp hybridizers, 3.1.2: sub
national/national trade, 3.3.1: subsistence use of fuel.
Trade: hunted for local, commercial use for fur, meat, whole animal, food and pet.
Population number : Approx 1,000
Mature individuals : 500-600
Population status : > 50% declining in last 70 years and > 10 % decline is predicted in next 10 years due
to habitat loss, poaching
Global distribution Pakistan
Recent field status Ghulam Ali Awan 1998. Ecology of Punjab Urial in Salt Range
Ghulam Ali Awan 2002. Analysis of critical factors affecting Punjab Urial population
persistence in Salt Range
WWF 1996. Punjab Urial in Jhangar Valley (Population survey)

IUCN Status :
National Status : Endangered C 2a (i)
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Ghulam Ali Awan, Kashif M Sheikh, Dr.Maqsood Anwar, Arif, Ayaz, Khan, Iftikhar
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 Species name Ovis vignei vignei, Blyth, 1841
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Common name Ladakh Urial

Scientific name : Ovis vignei vignei Blyth, 1841
Family Bovidae
Habitat : 3.4: Temperate shrubland, 6: rocky area, Dry temperate to sub-alpine
Habit/ Niche Gregarious, diurnal, shy, prefers lower to mid slopes
Elevation : 1300-3000 meters
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Kharphocho 18
2 Nargora sarfarngo 50
3 Shigar 100
4 Bunji 85
5 Danyor 22
6 Konodas 15
Presence in protected areas Astore nullah game reserve, Danyore game reserve, Kharfocho (Proposed Wildlife
Sanctuary)
Extent of occurrence : 101-5000 sq km
Area of occupancy : 11-500sq km
No. subpopulations : 7-9
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in habitat < 40% in last 20 year and in future it will decline > 20% within 10
years due to habitat encroachment.
Threats : Past: 1.1.4: Nomadic livestock, 1.3.4 Non woody vegetation collection 1.3.1: Mining
4.1.2.2: Shooting, 7.6: Avalanches/land slides, 8.1: competitors, 8.2: predators
Present: 1.1.4: Nomadic livestock, 1.3.4 Non woody vegetation collection, 1.3.1:
Mining 4.1.2.2: terrestrial shooting, 7.6: Avalanches/land slides, 8.1: competitors, 8.2:
predators
Future:
1.1.4: Nomadic livestock, 1.3.4 Non woody vegetation collection, 1.3.1: Mining
4.1.2.2: shooting, 7.6: Avalanches/land slides, 8.1: competitors, 8.2: predators
Sport Hunting of the taxon
Population number : 300-600
Mature individuals : (300-500)
Population status : > 10 % decling in the last 25 years and < 10 % decline in the next 10 years due to
habitat loss is predicted
Global distribution India and Pakistan
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Endangered B1ab (iii)+2ab(iiii), C2a (i);
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: M. Naiz, M. Hamid Ali, M. Asghar, M. Sharif, Dr Maqsood Anwar, Ghulam Ali, Irshad,
M Ayaz, Ali Imran. Dr Amjad Tahir Virk, M. Iqbal,

Species name Pseudois nayaur (Hodgson, 1833)

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Common name Bharal or Blue Sheep

Scientific name : Pseudois nayaur (Hodgson, 1833)
Family Bovidae
Habitat : 1.2: sub arctic forest, 3.1suarctic shrubland, 4.2: sub arctic grassland, 6: Rocky areas.
alpine areas near snow fields, near high mountains with steep cliffs
Habit/ Niche Gregarious, Female stay on lower altitude while male prefer to be high altitude
Elevation : 4,500-6,500 meters
Distribution:
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2 Sakhtarabad nullah 67
3 Gojal 60
Presence in protected areas Khunjerab National Park
Extent of occurrence : 100-200 sq km
Area of occupancy : <50 sq km
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Stable in area
Threats : Past: 1.1.4.1: Nomadic livestock, 1.1.4.2: small livestock holders 3.1.1: subsitance
use of food, 7.7: disease.
Present: 1.1.4.1: Nomadic livestock, 1.1.4.2: small livestock holders, subsistence
use for food.
Future: 1.1.4.1: Nomadic livestock, 1.1.4.2: small livestock holders 3.1.1: subsitance
use of food, 7.7: disease. olders 3.1.1: subsitance use of food, 7.7: disease.

Population number : 1000-1500

Mature individuals : <250
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution Pakistan, China, Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia
Recent field status Iftikhar Ahmed 1994. Survey of Marcopolo sheep in Karchanai nullah
M. Iqbal 2001. Survey of Marcopolo sheep in Karchanai nullah
Amjad Virik 1997. Survey of Marcopolo sheep Kilik Mintika
IUCN Status :
National Status : EN B1 ab (iii)+2ab (iiii), C2a (i); D
Comments :
Contributors:
Participants: Iftikhar Ahmed, Umeed khalid, Dr Maqsood Anwar, Maj ® ammnullah, Rana Shahbaz
khan, Masood arshad

Species name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758

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Common name Wild Boar

Scientific name: Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
Family Suidae
Habitat : 1.5: subtropical/tropical dry forest, .16: subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, 11.3:
plantations artificial-terrestrial, 11.4 rural gardens artificial- terrestrial, 11.5:urban
areas artificial-terrestrial, agricultural fields, irrigated plantation, riverine tracks
Habit/ Niche Gregarious, nocturnal. Prefers irrigated fields
Elevation : 200 – 1000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
Widely distributed
Presence in protected areas
Extent of occurrence : >20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Increase in area. Habitat is improving through agriculture development
Threats : None (Pa, Pr, F)
Population number : 50,000-100,000
Mature individuals : >10,000
Population status : >30% Decline in population in the last 5 years; predicted decline of <30% in the next
10 years due to persecution by farmers
Global distribution Afghanistan, Iran, India, Pakistan
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : Considered as agriculture pest, population is declining in some areas while increasing
in previousely un occupied areas.
Contributors:
Participants: Rana Shahbaz Khan, M. Asghar, Dr A.T Virk, Ali Imran

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 Species name Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758
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Common name Cape Hare

Scientific name : Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758
Family Leporidae
Habitat : Arid, semi-arid, temperate tropical pine forest, alpine meadows
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, crepuscular, solitary
Elevation : 100 – 5000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Soon Valley, Salt Range 500 – 1000
2 Khewra, Salt range 500 – 1000
3
Presence in Protected areas Hazar –Ghangi Chiltan National Park, Hingol National Park, Dureji Game Reserve.
Extent of occurrence : >20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in area of >10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of >10% in the next
10 years: decrease in quality of habitat due to increase in land use
Threats : P, Pr, F: hunting and habitat destruction
Population number : 3000 – 5000
Mature individuals : 4000
Population status : Decline in population of >10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of >10% in the
next 10 years
Global distribution Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan
Recent field status T.J. Roberts 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Vulnerable C1
Comments :
Contributors: Rana Shahbaz, Ali Imran, M. Asghar, M. Sharif, Zulfiqar Ali
Participants: Rana Shahbaz, Ali Imran, M. Asghar, M. Sharif, Zulfiqar Ali

Species name Lepus nigricollis F. Cuvier, 1823

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Common name Black napped Hare

Scientific name : Lepus nigricollis F. Cuvier, 1823
Family Leporidae
Habitat : Riverine areas, hilly areas, deserts, barren lands and agricultural lands.
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, territorial
Elevation : 100 – 2000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Mandi Bahaudin 100 – 150
2 Gujrat⁄ Sialkot 200 – 300
3 Jehlum
4 Loralai 80 – 100
5
Presence in Protected areas Chumbi Surla and Rasool Barrage Wildlife Sanctuary, Head Qadirabad Game
Reserve.
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Area of occupancy : 40,000 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in area of <10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of <10% in the next
10 years; decrease in quality due to agricultural expansion
Threats : P: 3.1.1: subsistence use⁄local trade hunting for food, 5.2: persecution by hunting
Pr: 3.1.1: subsistence use⁄local trade hunting for food, 5.2: persecution by hunting
using spotlights, 5.1: persecution for pest control
F: 3.1.1: subsistence use⁄local trade hunting for food, 5.2: persecution by hunting
using spotlights, 5.1: persecution for pest control
Population number : >100,000
Mature individuals : >10,000
Population status : Decline in population of <10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of >10% in the
next 10 years
Global distribution Through out sub continent
Recent field status T.J Roberts 1997 Mammal of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: M Hamid Ali, Ali Imran, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Asghar, Muhammad Sharif,
Rana Shahbaz Khan
Participants: M Hamid Ali, Ali Imran, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Asghar, Muhammad Sharif,
Rana Shahbaz Khan

Species name Ochotona roylei (Ogilby, 1839)

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Common name Royle’s Pika

Scientific name : Ochotona roylei (Ogilby, 1839)
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 3.4: temperate shrub land, 4.4: temperate grassland, 5.11:
alpine wetlands (including temporary water from snowmelt), rocky temperate to sub-
alpine areas along or near sources of fresh water
Habit/ Niche Diurnal, colonial
Elevation : 2000 – 3500 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Lalu-Sar Lake, Kaghan 10 – 15
2 Dudipat Sar Lake 10 – 15
3 Mingora 15 – 20
4
Presence in Protected areas Saiful Malook National Park.
Extent of occurrence : > 20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease of <10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of <10% in the next 10
years; decrease in quality of habitat due to habitat disturbance caused by recreation
activities
Threats : None
Population number : 2000 – 2500
Mature individuals : <2500
Population status : Stable population; no decline predicted
Global distribution India, Pakistan, Nepal
Recent field status T.J. Roberts 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Ayaz Khan, Hamid Ali, Muhammad Asghar, Shareef –
Ud – Din, Ali Imran, Muhammad Niaz Khan
Participants: Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Ayaz Khan, Hamid Ali, Muhammad Asghar, Shareef –
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 Species name Ochotona rufescens (Gray, 1842)
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Common name Afghan Pika or Collared Pika

Scientific name : Ochotona rufescens (Gray, 1842)
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 3.4: temperate shrub land, 4.4: temperate grassland, 5.11:
alpine wetlands (includes temporary waters from snowmelt),6: rocky areas, 7.1: non-
aquatic caves
Habit/ Niche Diurnal, gregarious, colonial
Elevation : 1200 – 3600 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Ziarat
2 Zarghoon Valley
3 Tanishpa
4
Presence in Protected areas Hazar-Ghanji Chiltan National Park, Ziarat Wildlife Sanctuary,Chumbi Surla Wildlife
Sanctuary
Extent of occurrence : 101 – 5000 km2
Area of occupancy : 1200 – 3500 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat area; predicted decline of <10% in the next 30 years; no change
in quality of habitat
Threats : P: predation
Pr: pesticides and depredation
F: pesticides and depredation
Population number : 15,000 – 20,000
Mature individuals : <10,000
Population status : Increase in population; no decline predicted for the suture
Global distribution Pakistan, Afganistan
Recent field status T.J. Roberts 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : Chiltan,Bolan, Kalat, Ziarat, Zhob, Waziritan, Kurrum Vlley(Z.Ali)
Contributors: Hamid Ali, Muhammad Asghar, Shareef-ud-din, Niaz Khan, Ali Imran, Muhammad
Arif, Muhammad Ayaz
Participants: Hamid Ali, Muhammad Asghar, Shareef-ud-din, Niaz Khan, Ali Imran, Muhammad
Arif, Muhammad Ayaz

Species name Acomys cahirinus (Desmarest, 1819)

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Common name Cairo Spiny Mouse

Scientific name : Acomys cahirinus (Desmarest, 1819)
Family Muridae
Habitat : 1.5: subtropical⁄tropical dry forest, 3.5: subtropical⁄tropical dry shrub land, hilly areas
Habit/ Niche Diurnal, gregarious, fossorial granivorous
Elevation : 300 – 1200 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Kirthar Range
2 Lasbela Range
3
4
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Extent of occurrence : 4000 km2
Area of occupancy : 11 – 500 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat area; no change predicted for the future; no change in habitat
quality
Threats : P, Pr, F: 5.1: persecution for pest control
Population number : Rare
Mature individuals : 100
Population status : Stable population; predicted decline of <10% in the next 10 years
Global distribution Cyprus, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Israel
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments :
Contributors: Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan
Participants: M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr Irshad Arshad, Hamid Iqbal

Species name Allactaga elater (Lichtenstein, 1828)

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Common name Small Five Toad Jerboa

Scientific name : Allactaga elater (Lichtenstein, 1828)
Family Dipodidae
Habitat : 8.3:Cold desert, 11.3:plantations (artificial – terrestrial), 8.1:hot desert, upland cooled
desert regions, stony alluvial soil, gravel flats, rocky mountains slopes, sand dunes,
cultivated fields
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, fossorial, herbivore , gregarious
Elevation : 200 – 1500 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Gulistan, Chaman
2 Pishin
3 Sorab
4 Loralai
5 Chiltan hills, Quetta
6 Mach, Bolan
Presence in Protected areas Hazar Ghangi Chiltan National Park
Extent of occurrence : 90,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : 6
No. of locations : 6
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : P, Pr, F: natural predators reported in literature
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Khalid Baig, Dr Irshad
Arshad, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Khalid Rafiq, Hamid Ali

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 Species name Allactaga euphratica Thomas, 1881
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Common name Long Eared Jerboa

Scientific name : Allactaga euphratica Thomas, 1881
Family Dipodidae
Habitat :
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, solitary in forest areas
Elevation :
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1
Extent of occurrence :
Area of occupancy :
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status :
Threats :
Population number :
Mature individuals :
Population status :
Global distribution Not Known
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Not Evaluated
Comments : This species has not been recorded in Pakistan territory (Robert, 1997). Possibility of its
occurrence within the desert area of Pishin District in Balochistan is not to be ruled out
since this Jerboa is found in Iran and Afghanistan
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem, Dr Khalid Baig, Dr Irshad Arshad,
Khalid Rafiq, M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Hamid Iqbal

Species name Allactaga hotsoni Thomas, 1920

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Common name Hotson’s Five toed Jerboa

Scientific name : Allactaga hotsoni Thomas, 1920
Family Dipodidae
Habitat : Hot and cold deserts, rocky areas, gravel plains, stony regions, barren desert areas
Elevation : 200 – 1500 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Noakundi, Chaghi
2 Darzi, Chaghi
3 Anam Bostan, Chaghi
4 Kont, Sibi
5 East Kharan
6 North Makran
7 Panjgoor
Extent of occurrence : 50,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : 7
No. of locations : 7
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : Unknown

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Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Muhammad Arshad, Amjad Virk, Zulfiqar Ali
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Khalid Baig, Dr Irshad Arshad,
Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Khalid Rafiq, Hamid Ali

Species name Alticola roylei (Gray, 1842)

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Common name High Mountain Vole

Scientific name : Alticola roylei (Gray, 1842)
Family Muridae
Habitat : Sub-alpine meadows
Habit/ Niche diurnal, colonial herbivore
Elevation : 2500 – 4300 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Gilgit
2 Naran
Presence in Protected areas Khynjerab National Park, Deosai National Park.
Extent of occurrence : 12,000 – 15,000 km2
Area of occupancy : 800 – 1200 km2
No. subpopulations : 4–5
No. of locations : ≅ 15 – 20
Habitat status : No change in habitat; decrease in quality of habitat due to loss of feeding grounds
Threats : P: none
Pr: none
F: predation and natural disaster
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : <10,000
Population status : Stable population no decline predicted
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Khalid Baig, Dr Irshad
Arshad, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Khalid Rafiq, Hamid Ali
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Khalid Baig, Dr Irshad
Arshad, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Khalid Rafiq, Hamid Ali

Species name Alticola stoliczkanus (Blanford,1875)

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Common name Stoliczka’s High Mountain Vole

Scientific name : Alticola stoliczkanus (Blanford,1875)
Family Muridae
Habitat : Alpine grassland, alpine forest
Habit/ Niche Not known
Elevation : 0 – 3600 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals

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1 Koh – e - Safed
2 Gilgit
3 Baltistan
Presence in protected areas Chitral Gol National Park, Deosai National Park, Central Karakoram National Park.
Extent of occurrence : Unknown
Area of occupancy : Unknown
No. subpopulations : Unknown
No. of locations : Unknown
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : Unknown
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments :
Contributors: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem
Participants: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem

Species name Apodemus flavicollis (Melchior, 1834)

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Common name Yellow necked field mouse

Scientific name : Apodemus flavicollis (Melchior, 1834)
Family Muridae
Habitat : Unknown
Elevation : Unknown
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1
2
Extent of occurrence : Unknown
Area of occupancy : Unknown
No. subpopulations : Unknown
No. of locations : Unknown
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : Unknown
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : Kashmir (Z.Ali)
Contributors: M Anwar Maan, Hamid Iqbal, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr Irshad Arshad
Participants: M Anwar Maan, Hamid Iqbal, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr Irshad Arshad

Species name Apodemus rusiges Miller, 1913

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Common name Himalayan Wood Mouse

Scientific name : Apodemus rusiges Miller, 1913
Family Muridae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, hilly area, arid rocky mountains, sub-alpine shrub, dry
temperate coniferous forests
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, herbivore, terrestrial, climber
Elevation : 2000 – 3500 m

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Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Himalayan Range
2 Higher Mountain Slopes,
Balochistan
3 Dir
4 Chitral
5 Kaghan
Presence in Protected areas Chitral Gol National Park, Khynjerab National Park
Extent of occurrence : 8000 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat area; no predicted decline, habitat quality stable
Threats : P, Pr, F: 11: landslides
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution Afganistan, Russia, Iranm Caspian sea, Costal Plains, Nepal
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : VU D2
Comments :
Contributors: M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Hamid Iqbal, Dr Irshad Arshad, Khalid Rafiq
Participants: M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Hamid Iqbal, Dr Irshad Arshad, Khalid Rafiq

Species name Bandicota bengalensis (Gray and Hardwicke, 1833)

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Common name Lesser Bandicoot Rat

Scientific name : Bandicota bengalensis (Gray and Hardwicke, 1833)
Family Muridae
Habitat : 1.5:subtropical⁄tropical dry forest, 12.7:irrigated land (includes irrigation canals)
Habit/ Niche Diurnal, gregarious, fossorial, granivorous
Elevation : 0 – 2000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Faisalabad
2 Gujranwala
3 Thatta
4 Ummar Kot
Presence in protected areas Lal Suhanra National Park, Gatwla Game Reserve, Khanawal Plantation, Haliji Lake
Wildlife Sanctuary
Extent of occurrence :
Area of occupancy : >20,000 km2
No. subpopulations : 501- 2000 km2
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Many
Threats : No change in habitat status; no predicted change; no change in habitat quality
Population number : P: pest control
Pr: pest control
F: pest control
Mature individuals : Many
Population status : Many
Global distribution India, Srilanka, Indonesia, Mayanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: The species is found in abundance all over the country and is considered a pest in
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Participants: M. Anwar Maan
Hamid Iqbal Javed, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M. Anwar Maan, Dr. Muhammad Irshad
Arshad, Dr. Khalid Baig, Khalid Rafiq

Species name Calomyscus bailwardi Thomas, 1905

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Common name Mouse-like Hamster

Scientific name : Calomyscus bailwardi Thomas, 1905
Family Muridae
Habitat : 6: rocky areas, 8.1: hot desert, hilly areas, desert area
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, gregarious, fossorial, herbivore
Elevation : 600 – 3400 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Suleman Range
2 Makran
3 Panjgur
4 Chiltan Hill, Quetta
5 Harboi, Kalat
6 Sandeman Tangi, Ziarat
7 Parachinar
8 Dera Ghazi Khan
9 Lakhi Hills
10 Dadu
11 Rani Kot
Presence in protected areas Kithar National Park, Hazar Ganji Chiltan National Park.
Extent of occurrence : 31,000 km2
Area of occupancy : 11 – 500 km2
No. subpopulations : 12
No. of locations : 12
Habitat status : No change in habitat status; no predicted decline; habitat stable in quality
Threats : None
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : Many
Population status : Stable population; no change predicted
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Irshad Arshad, Hamid
Iqbal, M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Khalid Rafiq

Species name Cremnomys cutchicus Wroughton, 1912

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Common name Rock Rat

Scientific name : Cremnomys cutchicus Wroughton, 1912
Family Muridae
Habitat : 8.1: hot desert, 6: rocky areas, hilly and desert areas
Habit/ Niche Lives in rocky crevices
Elevation :
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals

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2
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence :
Area of occupancy :
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status :
Threats :
Population number :
Mature individuals :
Population status :
Global distribution Pakistan, India
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : Tharparkar (Z.Ali)
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Hamid Iqbal
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Irshad Arshad, Syed Zafar-ul-
Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Khalid Rafiq, Hamid Iqbal

Species name Cricetulus migratorius (Pallas, 1773)

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Common name Migratory Hamster or Grey Hamster

Scientific name : Cricetulus migratorius (Pallas, 1773)
Family Muridae
Habitat : 6: rocky areas, 8.2: temperate deserts, mountain steppe, high altitude, mountain valley
bottoms, terraced cultivation
Habit/ Niche
Elevation : 1350 – 3200 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Kargah, Gilgit
2 Baltistan
3 Karakoram Mountains
4 Phandar Lake
5 Kalat
6 Chamman, Quetta
7 Pishin
8 Ziarat
9 Kurram valley
Extent of occurrence : 330,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : 10
No. of locations : 10
Habitat status : No change in habitat area; no change predicted for the future; no change in quality of
habitat
Threats : None
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : >10,000
Population status : Population stable; no change predicted for the future
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Irshad Arshad, Khalid Tahir, M
Anwar Maan, Hamid Iqbal, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan

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 Species name Dryomys nitedula (Pallas, 1778)
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Common name Forest Dormouse

Scientific name : Dryomys nitedula (Pallas, 1778)
Family Gliridae
Habitat : Riverine and lower mountain slopes, juniper forest of Balochistan
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, arboreal, herbivore and Insectivore
Elevation : 2600 – 3850 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Kharwaki Baba 1000 – 2000
2 Shirani State Forest 600 – 900
3 Kurram Valley 200 – 500
4 Kingergali Game Reserve 600 – 900
5 Pallas 1600 – 2000
6 Harboi 900 – 1500
Presence in Protected areas Ziarat Junipre Wildlife Sanctuary, Shirani State Forest.
Extent of occurrence : ≅ 4000 km2
Area of occupancy : 400 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : 8
Habitat status : Decrease in area of >10% in the last 10 years; decrease in quality of habitat caused
due to cutting down of juniper forest and disease.
Threats : P: nocturnal predators
Pr: deforestation, predators, disease
F: deforestation, predators, disease
Population number : 3000 – 6000
Mature individuals : <10,000
Population status : Stable and no predicted decline
Global distribution China, Europe, Russia, Pakistan
Recent field status T.J Roberts, 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
Charles Woods 1997. Biodiversity of small mammals in mountains of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Endangered ↓ Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Comments : - should be included in provincial wildlife acts as threatened species
- taxonomic status of Balochistan and Himalayan population should be
adequately evaluated for future references
- T. J. Roberts, 1997 describes d. nitedula and d. niethammeri as synonyms.
However, Woods and Killpatrick, 1997 deals with them as separate species
Contributors: Dr. Aleem A Khan, Dr. Muhammad Naeem Khan
Participants: Dr. Aleem A Khan, Dr. Muhammad Naeem Khan

Species name Ellobius fuscocapillus Blyth, 1843

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Common name Quetta or Afghan Mole Vole

Scientific name : Ellobius fuscocapillus Blyth, 1843
Family Muridae
Habitat : Arid mountain steppe country
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, gregarious, fossorial, herbivore
Elevation : ≅ 3000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals

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1 Toba Kakar Range 100 – 200
2
Extent of occurrence : 2500 km2
Area of occupancy : 100 km2
No. subpopulations : 3
No. of locations : 3–4
Habitat status : No change in habitat status; no predicted decline; decrease in quality of habitat since a
drought as reduced feeding grounds
Threats : P: 7.1: drought
Pr: none
F: 7.1: drought, 7.4: wildfire, 7.6: avalanches⁄landslides
Population number : ≅ 2000
Mature individuals : 600
Population status : Stable population; no predicted decline
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened VU D È NT
Comments :
Contributors: Dr. Khalid Baig
Participants: Dr Khalid J Biag, Khalid Rafiq, Dr Irshad, Dr Arshad, Zafar-ul-Hassan, Anwar Maan, hamid
Iqbal, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem

Species name Eupetaurus cinereus Thomas, 1888

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Common name Wolly Flying Squirrel

Scientific name : Eupetaurus cinereus Thomas, 1888
Family Sciuridae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 6: rocky area, 7.1: caves (non-aquatic)
Habit/ Niche Cave dweller, nocturnal, solitary, omnivorous, and arboreal.
Elevation : ≅ 3000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
Norhtern Areas (Gilgit)
1 Jaglot 50 – 60
2 Khanbari 50 – 60
3 Naran 50 – 60
4 Gah 50 – 60
5 Karimabad 50 – 60
Presence in Protected areas Khunjerab National Park, Tangir Game Reserve.
Extent of occurrence : 10,000 km2
Area of occupancy : 25 km2
No. subpopulations : 5–6
No. of locations : 5–6
Habitat status : Decrease in area of <10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of >10% in the next
10 years; decrease in quality of habitat as feeding grounds are used for commercial
purposes
Threats : 1: habitat loss⁄ degradation (human induced), 1.1.2.1: small scale wood plantations,
1.3.3.2: selective logging, 8.2: predators (change in native species dynamics)
Population number : 500 – 600
Mature individuals : >300
Population status : Decline in population of <10%; predicted decline of <10%
Global distribution Pakistan
Recent field status Zulfiqar Ali, 1994. rediscovery, population estimation an d habitat analysis
Peter Zahlar, 1994. Rediscovery
Z.B. Mirza 1993. Occurrence
Ghullam Rasool. 2002. Conservation
IUCN Status :
National Status : Endangered B2ab(ii,iii); C2a (i)
Comments : The species is largely herbivorous therefore largely depends on the existence of
temperate forests. Forest cutting for commercial purposes resulting in the shrinkage
of feeding grounds for the species.
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of the species.
Contributors: Dr. M Arshad, Zafar Ul Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Hamid Iqbal, Khalid Rafique, Dr
Khalid J Baig, M Arshad, Zulifiqar Ali, Dr Aleem A Khan, Dr M Naeem Khan
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali

Species name Funambulus pennantii Wroughton, 1905

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Common name Northern Palm Squirrel

Scientific name : Funambulus pennantii Wroughton, 1905
Family Sciuridae
Habitat : Cosmopolitan
Habit/ Niche Arboreal, Omnivorous
Elevation : 0 – 2500 m
Distribution: Throughout Pakistan
Location No. of individuals
1
2
Extent of occurrence : 400,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : Not known
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat status; no predicted decline; decrease in quality
Threats : P: none
Pr: none
F: none
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : >10,000
Population status : Stable population; no predicted decline
Global distribution Afghanistan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Srilanka
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Muhammad Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr. Muhammad Irshad Arshad, Zulfiqar
Ali, Mohummad Arshad, Dr. Muhammad Khalid Baig, Dr. Naeem Khan, Dr. Aleem Khan,
Khalid Rafiq, Dr. Naeem Khan
Participants: Muhammad Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr. Muhammad Irshad Arshad, Zulfiqar
Ali, Mohummad Arshad, Dr. Muhammad Khalid Baig, Dr. Naeem Khan, Dr. Aleem Khan,
Khalid Rafiq, Dr. Naeem Khan

Species name Gerbillus cheesmani Thomas, 1919

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Common name Cheesman’s Gerbil

Scientific name : Gerbillus cheesmani Thomas, 1919
Family Muridae
Habitat : Desert sub-tropics
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, gregarious
Elevation :
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Southern Balochistan >2000
2
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Presence in protected areas Hazar-Ganji Chiltan Natioanal Park.
5
Extent of occurrence : 101 – 5000 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : 1
No. of locations : 3–4
Habitat status : No change in habitat status; no predicted change in status; no change in quality of
habitat
Threats : None
Population number : 2000
Mature individuals : <250
Population status : Stable population; no predicted changes the future
IUCN Status :
National Status : Vulnerable VU D; D2
Comments :
Contributors: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem
Participants: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem

Species name Gerbillus gleadowi Murray, 1886

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Indian Hairy-footed Gerbil

Scientific name : Gerbillus gleadowi Murray, 1886
Family Muridae
Habitat : Desert, sand dunes
Elevation : 0 – 600 m
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, Omnivorous, confine to sand dune deserts
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Thar desert 2000
2 Thal⁄Cholistan 1000
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence : 101 – 5000 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : 4
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in habitat area of <10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of <10%;
decrease in habitat quality as a result of desert loss due to better irrigation techniques
Threats : P, Pr, F: Habitat encroachment by humans for agriculture
Population number : 3000
Mature individuals : <2500
Population status : Decline in population of <10%; predicted decline of <10%
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments : Tharparker, D.G Khan (Z.Ali)
Contributors: Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem
Participants: Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem

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 Species name Gerbillus nanus Blanford, 1875
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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Balochistan Gerbil

Scientific name : Gerbillus nanus Blanford, 1875
Family Muridae
Habitat : Rocky and stony mountains, edges of cultivated lands, tropical thorn forests
Habit/ Niche Avoids sand dunes and prefers rocky stony regions
Elevation : 0 – 500 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Riverine Sindh <1000
2 Upper Indus Basin <800
3 Southern Balochistan ≅ 2000
4
5
Extent of occurrence : 101 – 5000 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : 3
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in area of >10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of >10% in the next 10
years; decrease in quality of habitat due to enhanced irrigation techniques
Threats : P, Pr, F: enhanced irrigation techniques have reduced habitat
Population number : 3500
Mature individuals : <2500
Population status : Decline in population of <10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of <10% in the next
10 years
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened VU C1a+2a(i) È NT
Comments : Sahiwal, D,G khan, D I Khan, Bahawalpur, Faisaladab, Dadu,Larkana, Makran, Panjgur,
Lasbela,Cholistanm, Salt Range (Z.Ali)
Contributors: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem
Participants: Dr Naeem, Dr Aleem

Species name Golunda ellioti Gray, 1837

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Common name Indian Bush Rat

Scientific name : Golunda ellioti Gray, 1837
Family Muridae
Habitat : 1.5: subtropical⁄tropical dry forest, 3.5: subtropical⁄tropical dry shrub land, tropical
thorn forest, grassy clumps
Habit/ Niche Fossorial, not particularly gregarious, partly diurnal, herbivorous
Elevation :
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Thatta
2 Salt Range
3
4
Presence in Protected areas Chumbi Surla Wildlife Sanctuary, Daljaba Game Reserve.
Extent of occurrence : >20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat area; no change predicted for the future; no change in quality of
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Threats : P, Pr, F: Persecution for pest control
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : Many
Population status : Stable population; no change predicted for the future
Global distribution India, Srilanka
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Dr Irshad Arshad
Participants: Dr Irshad Arshad, Khalid Rafiq, M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan

Species name Hylopetes fimbriatus (Gray, 1837)

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Small Kashmir Flying Squirrel

Scientific name : Hylopetes fimbriatus (Gray, 1837)
Family Sciuridae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 3.3: boreal shrubland,6: rocky areas
Habit/ Niche Sympatric, nocturnal, arboreal
Elevation : 500 – 3500 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Murree Hills 200 – 300
2 Gilgit⁄Nanga parbat 200 – 300
3 Kaghan 50 – 100
4 Kashmir 200 – 300
5 Kohistan 200 – 300
6 Hazara 200 – 300
7 Swat 150 – 200
8 Nathiagali 150 – 200
Presence in Protected areas Ayubia National Park
Extent of occurrence : 40,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : 3
No. of locations : 3
Habitat status : Decrease in area of <10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of >105 in the next
10 years; decrease in quality of habitat due to deforestation resulting in loss of fruiting
trees
Threats : P, Pr, F: 1.3.3.1:small-scale subsistence logging, 1.3.3.2:selective logging, 1.3.3.3:
clear-cutting
Population number : 1500 – 2000
Mature individuals : 1000
Population status : Decline in population by <10%; predicted decline of >10%
Global distribution Pakistan, India, Afghanistan.
Recent field status T.J Roberts, 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Vulnerable EN È Vu C2a(i)
Comments :
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr irshad Arshad, Dr Khalid
Baig, M Anwar Maan, Hamid Iqbal, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr irshad Arshad, Dr Khalid
Baig, M Anwar Maan, Hamid Iqbal, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan

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 Species name Hyperacrius fertilis (True, 1894)
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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name True’s Vole or Burrowing Vole

Scientific name : Hyperacrius fertilis (True, 1894)
Family Muridae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, moist temperate forest, sub – alpine scrub zone
Elevation : 2500 – 3600 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Himalayan Range Many
2
Presence in protected areas Khunjerab National Park, Deosai National Park
Extent of occurrence : 2000 km2
Area of occupancy : 11 – 500 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat area; no change predicted for the future; no change in habitat
quality
Threats : P, Pr, F: other
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : Many
Population status : Population stable; no change predicted for the future
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: M Anwar Maan
Participants: M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr Irshad Arshad, Hamid Iqbal

Species name Hyperacrius wynnei (Blanford, 1881)

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Common name Murree Vole

Scientific name : Hyperacrius wynnei (Blanford, 1881)
Family Muridae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 4.4: temperate grassland, temperate forest and meadows
Habit/ Niche Gregarious, fossorial, exclusively herbivore, pest on crops, orchids
Elevation : 1800 – 3000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Muskhpuri
2 Masote
3 Shogran
Presence in protected areas Ayubia National Park.
Extent of occurrence : ≅ 8000 km2
Area of occupancy : 600 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat; predicted decline of >20% in the next 10 years
Threats : P: Nil
Pr: Nil
F: urbanization, habitat shrinkage
Population number : Don’t know
Mature individuals : >10,000
Population status : Stable population presently, predicted decline of <10% in the next 10 years
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National Status : Least Concern
Comments : The species is endemic to Pakistan but otherwise fairly widespread in the moist
temperate forest region in Northern Pakistan.
Contributors: Dr. Khalid Baig
Participants: Dr Khalid Baig, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Dr. Irshad Arshad, Dr. M
Naeem Khan, Dr Abdul Aleem Khan, Mr Zulfiqar Ali, Hamid Iqbal, Khalid Rafiq, Mr.
Muhammad Arshad

Species name Hystrix indica Kerr, 1792

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Common name Indian Crested Porcupine

Family Hystricidae
Scientific name : Hystrix indica Kerr, 1792
Habitat : 1.4: Temperate fores, 1.5: Sub-tropical⁄tropical dry forest, 3.5: Subtropical⁄tropical dry
shrubland, 4.4: temperate grassland, 6: rocky areas, 7.2: subterranean habitats 8.1:
hot desert, 8.2: temperate desert, 12.7: irrigated land, 13: introduced vegetation,
steppe mountains, moist temperate deciduous forests, broken rocky hillsides
Habit/ Niche Herbevore Shy, nocturnal, solitary
Elevation : 0-2700 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Shakar Parian
2 Chak Shahzad
3 Margalla Hills
4 Bella
Presence in Protected areas Kithar National Park, Hazar-Ganji Chiltan National Park, Lal Suhanra National Park,
Chumbi Surla Game Reserve, Changa Manga Wildlife Sanctuary, Khanewal
Plantation Wildlife Sanctuaries
Extent of occurrence : >20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decreasing in area of <10% over last 10 years due to urbanization and poisoning;
decrease in quality of habitat due to shinkage of feeding grounds
Threats : P: none
Pr: 1.4: infrastructure development, 4.1.2: terrestrial accidental mortality, 4.1.3:
accidental mortality 5.1: pest control, 10.4: human disturbance due to transport
F 1.4: infrastructure development, 4.1.2: terrestrial accidental mortality, 4.1.3:
accidental mortality 5.1: pest control, 10.4: human disturbance due to transport
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : < 10,000
Population status : Stable but predicted decline of <10% in the next ten years
Global distribution Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Iran
Recent field status T.J Roberts, 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
Abdul Aziz, 1990. Vertebrate pest control
Sajid et al, 1996-2001 Houbara Survey in Cholistan desert and Sindh
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments : The animal is widely distributed all over Pakistan and at several places it poses
significant damage to agricultural crops
Contributors: Dr. Khalid J Baig
Participants: Dr. Khalid J Baig, Khalid Rafiq, Dr. M Arshad, M Anwar Maan, Zulfiqar Ali, Dr Aleem,
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 Species name Jaculus blanfordi (Murray, 1884)
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Common name Blanford’s Jerboa

Scientific name : Jaculus blanfordi (Murray, 1884)
Family Dipodidae
Habitat : Hot and cold deserts, barren arid regions, sand dunes, gravel plains
Elevation : 700 – 1250 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Kharan
2 Darzi Cha, Chaghi
3 Zangi Nawar, Chaghi
4 Nuchki, Chaghi
5 Pishin
Extent of occurrence : 40,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : 5
No. of locations : 5
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : Unknown
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Khalid Baig, Dr Irshad Arshad,
Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Khalid Rafiq, Hamid Ali
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Khalid Baig, Dr Irshad Arshad,
Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Khalid Rafiq, Hamid Ali

Species name Marmota caudata (Geoffroy, 1844)

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Common name Long Tailed Marmot

Scientific name : Marmota caudata (Geoffroy, 1844)
Family Sciuridae
Habit/ Niche Gregarious, herbivorous, diurnal
Habitat : 1.2:subartic forest, 4.2: sub artic grassland, 4.4: temperate grassland
Elevation : 3200 – 4200 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Gilgit 200 – 300
2 Lake Saif-ul-Maluk
3 Pallas Valley 10-30
4Kaghan 2-10
Presence in Protected areas Khynjerab National Park, Deosai National Park
Extent of occurrence : 101 – 5000 km2
Area of occupancy : 501 – 2000 km2
No. subpopulations : ??
No. of locations : 6–8
Habitat status : No change in habitat status; no predicted change; no change in habitat quality
Threats : P: none
Pr: 8.1:competitors (change in native species dynamics), 8.2:predators (change in
native species dynamics), 8.5: pathogens⁄parasites (change in native species
dynamics)
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 native species dynamics), 8.5: pathogens⁄parasites (change in native species
dynamics), 3.2.1: subsistence use⁄local trade (medicine)
Population number : Not known
Mature individuals : <10,000
Population status : Stable population, predicted decline of <10% in the next 10 years
Global distribution Afghanistan, Russia, China, Pakistan
Recent field status Ali Nawaz et al, 1993. General survey of Deosai
Dr, Baigh 2000. survey of Khynjerab national Park and Deosai
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : The species is subject to predation of variety of animals like snow leopard, wolf, red
fox, golden eagle and also shepherd dogs.
At high altitudes in an appropriate habitats, the species is otherwise fairly common.
Contributors: Dr. Khalid Baig
Participants: Dr. Khalid Baig, Khalid Rafiq, S. Zafar-ul-Hasssan, Anwar Maan, Dr. Irshad, Dr. M
Naeem Khan, Dr. Abdul Aleem, Zulfiqar Ali, Hamid Iqbal

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Species name Marmota himalayana (Hodgson, 1841)
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Scientific name : Marmota himalayana (Hodgson, 1841)

Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 4.4: temperate grassland, 6: rocky areas. Arid cold mountains,
temperate rocky mountains
Elevation : 3600 – 5200 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Karokoram 50 – 70
2 Skardu 10 – 20
3
4
Presence in Protected areas Khynjerab National Park, Deosai National Park
Extent of occurrence : <100 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : 2
No. of locations : 2
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : P: Natural predators, grazing
Pr: Natural predators, grazing
F: Natural predators, grazing, limited gene pool
Population number : <100
Mature individuals : <50
Population status : Population declining at a rate of >50 in the last 10 years, predicted decline of >50% in
the next 10 years
IUCN Status :
National Status : Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii); C2a(i); D
Comments :
Contributors: Dr. Aleem A Khan
Participants: Prof. Dr. M. Naeem Khan

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 Species name Meriones crassus Sundevall, 1842
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Common name Sundevall’s Jird

Scientific name : Meriones crassus Sundevall, 1842
Family Muridae
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, colonial, mainly herbivore
Habitat : Barren stony or sandy clay plains
Elevation :
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1
2
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence : 120,000 km2
Area of occupancy : 5000 – 7000 km2
No. subpopulations : 5–7
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Decrease in habitat area of <10% in the last 10 years; decline of >10% predicted for next
10 years; decrease in habitat quality due to loss of feeding ground as a result of civil unrest
in Afghanistan
Threats : P: drought, war
Pr: war
F: war, drought and other climatic hazards
Population number : ≅ 1000 – 3000
Mature individuals : <2500
Population status : Decline in population of <10% in the next 10 years; predicted decline of <10% in the next
10 years
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments : Waziristan, Mekran,Lorlai,Chiltan, Nushki,Kharan,Khuzdar,Dalbadin,, Panjgur(Z.Ali)
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Khalid Baig, Dr Irshad Arshad,
Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Hamid Iqbal

Species name Meriones hurrianae Jerdon, 1867

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Common name Indian Desert Jird or Desert Gerbil

Scientific name : Meriones hurrianae Jerdon, 1867
Family Muridae
Habitat : Alluvial plains and uncultivated clay flats
Habit/ Niche diurnal, gregarious, omnivorous
Elevation :
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Cholistan
2 Bahawalpur
3
Extent of occurrence : 300,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
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Threats : None
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : <10,000
Population status : Population stable; no change predicted for the future
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Dr Khalid Baig
Participants: Dr Khalid Baig, Zulfiqar Ali, Khalid Rafiq, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Irshad Arshad,
Muhammad Arshad, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan

Species name Meriones libycus Lichtenstein, 1823

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Liybyan Jird

Scientific name : Meriones libycus Lichtenstein, 1823
Family Muridae
Habitat : Valleys and low lying areas in mountains
Habit/ Niche diurnal, gregarious, not aggressive
Elevation : 0 – 1700 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Kalat
2 Kuram Valley
Presence in protected areas Hazar-Ganji Chiltan National Park.
Extent of occurrence : 100,000 – 150,000 km2
Area of occupancy : 8000 – 12,000 km2
No. subpopulations : 3–5
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat status; no predicted decline; decrease in quality of habitat due to
loss of feeding ground as a result of drought
Threats : P: drought
Pr: none
F: drought
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : 4000
Population status : Stable population; no predicted decline
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Khalid Baig
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Dr Irshad Arshad, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Khalid
Baig, M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Hamid Iqbal

Species name Meriones persicus (Blanford, 1875)

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Common name Persian Jird

Scientific name : Meriones persicus (Blanford, 1875)
Family Muridae
Habitat : 6: rocky areas, mountainous regions
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, gregarious, cannibalism is observed in captivity, aggressive
Elevation : 1850 – 3250 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals

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Presence in protected areas Hazar Ganji National Park.
Extent of occurrence : >50,000 km2
Area of occupancy : 1800 km2
No. subpopulations : >10
No. of locations : >10
Habitat status : No change in habitat area; no change predicted for the future; decrease in quality of
habitat due to drought which resulted in loss of feeding grounds
Threats : P: drought
Pr: none
F: natural disaster (like drought, landslides, earthquakes), predation
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : 4000
Population status : No information about present population status available; decline of >10% predicted
in the next 10 years
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Dr Khalid Baig
Participants: Dr Khalid Baig, Khalid Rafiq, Dr Irshad Arshad, M Anwar Maan, Zulfiqar Ali, Dr Aleem,
Dr Naeem, Zafar – Ul- Hassan

Species name Microtus juldaschi (Severtzov, 1879)

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Pamir Vole or Juldaschi’s Vole

Scientific name : Microtus juldaschi (Severtzov, 1879)
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, moist temperate forest
Family Muridae
Elevation : 3000 – 3500 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Himalayan Range
2
Presence in protected areas Khunjerab National Park, Deosai National Park.
3
Extent of occurrence : 2000 km2
Area of occupancy : 11 – 500 km2
No. subpopulations : Unknown
No. of locations : Unknown
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : P, Pr, F: 11: landslides
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : Many
Population status : Unknown
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: M Anwar Maan
Participants: M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr Irshad Arshad, Hamid Iqbal

Species name Millardia gleadowi (Murray, 1886)

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Sand Colored Rat

Scientific name : Millardia gleadowi (Murray, 1886)
Family Muridae
Habitat : Hot desert

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Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, not colonial, gregarious, fossorial, least dependent on water
Elevation : 0 – 500 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Thar Desert
2 Thal
3 Lasbela
Extent of occurrence : 15,000 – 20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat status: no change predicted for the future; habitat stable in quality
Threats : P, Pr, F: Persecution for pest control
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : Many
Population status : Stable population; no change predicted for the future
Global distribution Endemic to sub continent
Recent field status Hamid Iqbal Javed 2002. General observation at Nagarparkar
IUCN Status : Least Concern
National Status :
Comments :
Contributors: Hamid Iqbal
Participants: Hamid Iqbal, M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr Irshad Arshad

Species name Millardia meltada (Gray, 1837)

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Soft Furred Field Rat

Scientific name : Millardia meltada (Gray, 1837)
Family Muridae
Habitat : Irrigated land (includes irrigation canals (artificial – aquatic), agricultural land,
watercourses, embankments, halophyte vegetation
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, fossorial, herbivore, solitary
Elevation : 0 – 2000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 All Punjab
2 Malir, Karachi
3 Tharparkar
4 Thatta
Presence in Protected areas All protected areas in its range
5
Extent of occurrence : 5001 – 20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : 500 – 700 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat; no predicted decline; no change in quality of habitat
Threats : P, Pr, F: persecution by pest control
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : Many
Population status : Increase in population; no future decline predicted
Global distribution India, Srilanka
Recent field status M. Anwar Maan 1990. Small Mammals study through trapping
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: M Anwar Maan
Participants: M Anwar Maan, Hamid Iqbal, Dr Irshad Arshad, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan

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 Species name: Mus booduga (Gray, 1837)
Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Field Mouse

Scientific name : Mus booduga (Gray, 1837)
Family Muridae
Habitat : 1.5: subtropical⁄tropical dry forest, 3.5:subtropical⁄tropical dry shrub land, 11.1: arable
land, agricultural land and human dwellings
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, gregarious and granivorous
Elevation : 0 – 2000 m
Distribution: Found throughout Pakistan
Location No. of individuals
1
2
Presence in Protected areas All protected areas in Punjab
Extent of occurrence : > 20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : > 2000 km2
No. subpopulations : many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat area; no predicted change; no change in quality of habitat
Threats : P, Pr, F: pest control
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : many
Population status : Increase in population; no predicted decline
Global distribution Iran, India, Srilanka, Afghanistan, Myanmar
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : Along with Murids this species is considered a pest and pesticides are used to control
damage
Contributors: M Anwar Maan
Participants: M Anwar Maan, Hamid Iqbal, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr Irshad Arshad, Dr Khalid
Baig, Khalid Rafiq

Species name Mus cervicolor Hodgson, 1845

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Fawn Colored Mouse

Scientific name : Mus cervicolor Hodgson, 1845
Habitat : Unknown
Elevation : Unknown
Distribution: Unknown
Location No. of individuals
1
2
Extent of occurrence : Unknown
Area of occupancy : Unknown
No. subpopulations : Unknown
No. of locations : Unknown
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : Unknown
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient

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Comments :
Contributors: M Anwar Maan
Participants: Ahmad Khan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Dr Irshad Arshad, Hamid Iqbal

Species name Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name House Mouse

Scientific name : Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758
Family Muridae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 1.5: subtropical⁄tropical forest, 3.4: temperate shrub land, 3.5:
subtropical⁄tropical dry shrub land, 3.6: subtropical⁄tropical moist shrub land, 3.7:
subtropical⁄tropical high altitude, 3.8: Mediterranean – type shrubby vegetation, 4.4:
temperate grassland, 4.5: subtropical⁄tropical dry lowland grassland, 4.6:
subtropical⁄tropical seasonally wet⁄flooded lowland grassland, 4.7: subtropical⁄tropical
high altitude grassland
8: deserts, 11: artificial terrestrial (arable land, pasture land, plantations, rural
gardens, urban areas, subtropical⁄tropical heavily degraded former forest, 12.7:
irrigated land (includes irrigation channels), 12.9: canals and drainage channels,
ditches
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, gregarious, omnivorous, climber
Elevation : 0 – 2200 m
Distribution: Found all over Pakistan
Location No. of individuals
1
2
Presence in Protected areas All protected areas.
Extent of occurrence : > 20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat; no predicted change, no change in quality of habitat
Threats : P, Pr, F: pest control
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : many
Population status : Increase in population; no predicted change
Global distribution Iran, Middle east, Europe
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : This species is a pest for agricultural crops and domestic households. Pesticides are
used to minimize damages
Contributors: M Anwar Maan
Participants: M Anwar Maan, Hamid Iqbal, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr Irshad Arshad, Dr Khalid
Baig, Khalid Rafiq

Species name Mus platythrix Bennett, 1832

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Indian Brown Spiny Mouse

Scientific name : Mus platythrix Bennett, 1832
Family Muridae
Habitat : Unknown
Habit/ Niche Unknown
Elevation : Unknown

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Distribution: Unknown
Location No. of individuals
1
2
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence : Unknown
Area of occupancy : Unknown
No. subpopulations : Unknown
No. of locations : Unknown
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : Unknown
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments :
Contributors: M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr Irshad Arshad, Hamid Iqbal
Participants: M Anwar Maan

Species name Mus saxicola Elliot, 1839

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Grey Spiny Mouse

Scientific name : Mus saxicola Elliot, 1839
Habitat : 1.5: Subtropical⁄tropical dry forest, 3.5: subtropical⁄tropical dry shrub land, 6: rocky areas,
hilly tracts, subtropical dry areas
Family Muridae
Elevation : 0 – 500 m
Distribution: Unknown
Location No. of individuals
1
2
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence : Unknown
Area of occupancy : Unknown
No. subpopulations : Unknown
No. of locations : Unknown
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : Unknown
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution Sindh and India
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : Lasbela, Thatta, Kirthar Range, Dadu, Rani Kot Fort (Z.Ali)
Contributors: M Anwar Maan
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Khalid Baig, Dr Irshad Arshad,
Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Hamid Iqbal

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 Species name Nesokia indica (Gray and Hardwicke, 1830)
Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Mole Rat

Scientific name : Nesokia indica (Gray and Hardwicke, 1830)
Family Muridae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 1.6: subtropical⁄tropical moist lowland, 12.9: canals and
drainage channels, ditches, watercourses, barren areas with desmostachya and
saccharum. Rarely invades in agricultural areas
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, gregarious, fossorial, herbivore
Elevation : 0 – 2000 m
Distribution: All over Pakistan
Location No. of individuals
1
2
3
4
Presence in protected areas Kithar National Park (Sindh), Lal Suhanra National Park (Punjab), Chichawatni
Plantation Wildlife Sanctuary, Khanewal Plantation Wildlife Sanctuary, Kamalia
Plantation Wildlife Sanctuary.
Extent of occurrence : > 20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : > 2000km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat; no predicted decline, no change in habitat quality
Threats : P: pest control
Pr: pest control
F: none
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : Many
Population status : Population increasing; no predicted decline in the future
Global distribution India, Middle east, Afghanistan
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Dr. Muhammad Irshad Arshad
Participants: Dr. Muhammad Irshad Arshad, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Muhammad Anwar Maan,
Khalid Rafiq, Dr Khalid Baig, Hamid Iqbal

Species name Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766)

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Common name Giant Red or Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Scientific name : Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766)
Family Sciuridae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 3.3: boreal shrub land, 6: rocky areas, moist temperate forest in
the Himalayas
Habit/ Niche Arboreal, forest dwellers, shy, and nocturnal
Elevation : 500 – 3100 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Dunga gali 200
2 Neelam valley 200
3 Shogran and Naran 300
4 Siran nullah 100

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5 Chitral 100
6 Dir 100
Presence in Protected areas Chitral Gol National Park
Extent of occurrence : 25,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000km2
No. subpopulations : 3
No. of locations : 3
Habitat status : Decrease in area of >10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of >10% in the next
10 years; decrease in quality due to loss of fruiting trees caused by deforestation
Threats : P, Pr, F: 1.3.3.1: small-scale subsistence logging, 1.3.3.2: selective logging, 1.3.3.3:
clear-cutting
Population number : 1000
Mature individuals : 700
Population status : Decline in population of <10% in the last 10 years; predicted decline of >10%
Global distribution India, Nepal, Barma, Malaysia, Afghanistan, China, Russia, Pakistan
Recent field status T.J Roberts, 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Vulnerable EN È Vu C2a (i)
Comments :
Contributors: Saeed-uz-Zaman, Muhammad Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr. Muhammad
Irshad Arshad, Zulfiqar Ali, Mohummad Arshad, Dr. Muhammad Khalid Baig, Dr.
Naeem Khan, Dr. Aleem Khan, Hamid Iqbal
Participants: Muhammad Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr. Muhammad Irshad Arshad,
Zulfiqar Ali, Mohummad Arshad, Dr. Muhammad Khalid Baig, Dr. Naeem Khan, Dr.
Aleem Khan, Hamid Iqbal

Species name Rattus nitidus (Hodgson, 1845)

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Himalayan Rat

Scientific name : Rattus nitidus (Hodgson, 1845)
Family Muridae
Habitat : Unknown
Elevation : Unknown
Distribution: Unknown
Location No. of individuals
1
2
Extent of occurrence : Unknown
Area of occupancy : Unknown
No. subpopulations : Unknown
No. of locations : Unknown
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : Unknown
Population number : Unknown
Mature individuals : Unknown
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution India, China, Vietnam, Pakistan
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : Murree Hills (Z.Ali)
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Khalid Baig, Dr Irshad Arshad,
Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Hamid Iqbal

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 Species name Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Norway rat

Scientific name : Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
Family Muridae
Habitat : 10.1: rocky shores (includes rocky offshore islands and sea cliffs), 10.2: sand, single or
pebble shores (includes sand bars, spits sandy islets, dune systems), limited distribution in
shipyards, warehouses and railway stations
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, gregarious and granivorous
Elevation : Sea level
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Port Bin Qasim, Karachi 12,000
2 Gowadar 4000
3
4
5
Extent of occurrence : 60 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : 3
No. of locations : 3
Habitat status : Decrease in area of habitat of <10% in last 10 years; predicted decrease of <10% in next
10 years; decrease in quality of habitat due to better management of warehouses and
refinement in sanitation
Threats : P, Pr, F: 1.2: land management of agricultural areas, 2: invasive alien species (directly
affecting the species), 5.1: pest control
Population number : Not known
Mature individuals : < 10,000
Population status : Population stable; predicted future decline of <10% in the next 10 years
Global distribution Bangladesh, India
Recent field status Not Known
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan
Participants: Dr Muhammad Arshad, M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Hamid Iqbal, Khalid Rafiq,
Dr Khalid Baig

Species name Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Roof rat

Scientific name : Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family Muridae
Habitat : Human habitation; the species have adapted to commercial settlement and are distributed
throughout areas where humans live
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, gregarious and granivorous
Elevation : 0 – 600 m
Distribution: Throughout Pakistan
Location No. of individuals
1
2
Extent of occurrence : >20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : >2000 km2
No. subpopulations : Many

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No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat; no predicted decline, no change in quality of habitat
Threats : P: none
Pr: baiting, pesticides
F: baiting, pesticides
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : Many
Population status : Stable population; no predicted decline
Global distribution India, Afghanistan, Iran, Nepal
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Dr. Muhammad Irshad Arshad, Dr. Khalid Baig, Hamid Iqbal
Participants: Muhammad Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr. Muhammad Irshad Arshad, Zulfiqar
Ali, Mohummad Arshad, Dr. Muhammad Khalid Baig, Dr. Naeem Khan, Dr. Aleem Khan,
Khalid Rafiq

Species name Rattus turkestanicus (Satunin, 1903)

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Turkestan Rat

Scientific name : Rattus turkestanicus (Satunin, 1903)
Family Muridae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forests, barren rocky mountain regions
Habit/ Niche Omnivorous, Nocturnal, gregarious and climber
Elevation : 2300 – 3100 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Himalayan Range
2 Murree Hills
3
Extent of occurrence : 5000 km2
Area of occupancy : 11 – 500 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : Unknown
Threats : P, Pr, F: 11: landslides
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : Many
Population status : Unknown
Global distribution India, Bangladesh
Recent field status
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Gilgit, Baltistan(Z.Ali)
Contributors: M Anwar Maan
Participants: M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr Irshad Arshad, Hamid Iqbal

Species name Rhombomys opimus (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Great Gerbil or Giant Day Jird

Scientific name : Rhombomys opimus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Family Muridae
Habitat : Steppic mountains, upland deserts, sand dunes
Habit/ Niche Diurnal, Burrows in sand dunes and apple orchids

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Elevation : 0 – 915 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Chaghai Desert 200
2
Presence in protected areas Hazar Ganji National Park.
Extent of occurrence : 101 – 5000 km2
Area of occupancy : <10 km2
No. subpopulations : 1
No. of locations : 2
Habitat status : No change in habitat; no change predicted for the future; no change in quality of
habitat
Threats : None
Population number : ≅ 200
Mature individuals : <250
Population status : Stable population; no change predicted for the future
IUCN Status :
National Status : Near Threatened
Comments :
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Irshad Arshad, Syed Zafar-
ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Dr Khalid Baig, Khalid Tahir

Species name Sicista concolor (Büchner, 1892)

Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Chinese Birch Mouse

Scientific name : Sicista concolor (Büchner, 1892)
Family Zapodidae
Habitat : 1.4: temperate forest, 3.4: temperate shrub land, 6: rocky areas, Himalayas, steppe &
grassy slopes of moist mountain regions, terraced cultivation of valleys in Gilgit
Habit/ Niche Sympatric, prefers moist mountain regions
Elevation : 2000 – 4000 m
Distribution:
Location No. of individuals
1 Gitidas, Mansehra 10,000 – 15,000
2 Lalu sar, Mansehra 10,000 – 15,000
3 Chitral 5000 – 10,000
4 Gilgit 10,000 – 15,000
5 Chillas 5000 – 10,000
Presence in Protected areas Khunjerab Natioanl Park, Tangir Game Reserve.
Extent of occurrence : 45,000 km2
Area of occupancy : > 2000km2
No. subpopulations : 5
No. of locations : 5
Habitat status : No change in habitat area; no predicted change in the future; no change in quality of
habitat
Threats : None
Population number : 40,000 – 55,000
Mature individuals : 30,000
Population status : Stable population; no predicted decline
Global distribution Pakistan, India, Russia, China,
Recent field status Informal sitting by all the participants in the area of occupancy
T.J. Roberts 1997. Mammals of Pakistan
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments :
Contributors: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Khalid Baig, Khalid Rafiq,
Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Dr Irshad Arshad, Hamid Ali
Participants: Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Dr Aleem, Dr Naeem, Dr Khalid Baig, Khalid Rafiq,
Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, M Anwar Maan, Dr Irshad Arshad, Hamid Ali

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 Species name Tatera indica (Hardwicke, 1807)
Group name / # _______________________

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Common name Indian Gerbil or Antelope Rat

Scientific name : Tatera indica (Hardwicke, 1807)
Family Muridae
Habit/ Niche Nocturnal, gregarious, Omnivorous
Habitat : 1.5: subtropical⁄tropical dry forest, 3.5: subtropical⁄tropical dry shrub land, 4.5:
subtropical⁄tropical dry lowland grassland, 6: rocky areas, 8.1: hot desert, 12.9: canals
and drainage channels, ditches
Family Muridae
Elevation : 0 – 2000 m
Distribution: Found all over Pakistan
Location No. of individuals
1
2
3
4
Presence in protected areas Kithar National Park, Lal Suhanra National Park, Khanawal Plantation Wildlife
Santuary, Chechawatni Wildlife Sanctuary, Gatwala Game Reserve.
Extent of occurrence : > 20,000 km2
Area of occupancy : > 2000 km2
No. subpopulations : Many
No. of locations : Many
Habitat status : No change in habitat area; increase in quality of habitat
Threats : P, Pr, F: pest control
Population number : Many
Mature individuals : Many
Population status : Increase in population; no predicted change
IUCN Status :
National Status : Least Concern
Comments : Irrigation system has encouraged wide distribution of the species. With construction of
Thal canal and Kachi canal, habitat will further increase. The status of species will
improve further and will cause a pest problem
Contributors: M Anwar Maan
Participants: M Anwar Maan, Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan, Dr Muhammad Irshad Arshad, Dr Khalid Baig,
Khalid Rafiq, Hamid Iqbal

Species name Balaenoptera edeni (Anderson, 1879)

Group name / # Cetacea

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Bryde’s Whale

Scientific name : Balaenoptera edeni (Anderson, 1879)
Family Balaenopteridae
Habitat : Marine Waters
Elevation : N.A.
Distribution: Throughout Pakistan Waters.
Location No. of individuals
1 Karachi (Sindh coast). Several sightings.
2
3
4
5
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : Tropical and sub-tropical Waters of the World.
No. subpopulations : 5
No. of locations : 5 (1) south Pacific (2) North Pacific (3) Indian Ocean (4) Bay of Bengal.

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Habitat status : Still good.
Threats : No serious threats to this species in Waters of Pakistan except accidental entangling in
nets.
Population number : Not known.
Mature individuals : Not known.
Population status : Less common.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : Comprehensive study is required.
Contributors:
Participants:

Species name Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Group name / # Cetacea

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Great Blue Whale or Sulphur-bottomed Whale

Scientific name : Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family Balaenopteridae
Habitat : Marine Waters
Elevation : N.A.
Distribution: Makran coast, particularly off Istola Island and Gawadar
Location No. of individuals
1 Gunz (Makran coast). One stranded specimen 1991.
2 Pasni (Makran coast). One stranded specimen 1967.
3 Karachi (Sindh coast). One stranded specimen 1965.
4
5
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : Sub Arctic to temperate latitutes in the northern hemisphere and Anarctic Waters.
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status : Still good particularly coastal waters of Balochistan.
Threats : No serious threat in Pakistan except accidental entangling in fish net.
Population number : Not known.
Mature individuals : Not known.
Population status : Rare
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : A comprehensive study is required in waters of Pakistan.
Contributors:
Participants:

Species name Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Group name / # Cetacea

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Common Rorqual or Common Finback

Scientific name : Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Habitat : Marine Waters
Family Balaenopteridae
Elevation : N.A.
Distribution: Makran coast, particularly off Astola Island and Sindh
Location No. of individuals
1 Astola Island Continuous sightings upto early 1970’s
2 Astola Island One Fin Whale calf in 1969 accidentally caught in the fishing net.
3 Karachi Coast Stranded Adult specimen 2002.

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5
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : Sub Arctic to temperate latitudes in the northern hemispheres Anarctic waters.
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status : Still good, particularly Balochistan Coast
Threats : No serious threat in Waters of Pakistan except accidental entangling in fishing nets.
Population number : Not known
Mature individuals : Not known
Population status : Rare
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : A comprehensive study is required.
Contributors:
Participants:

Species name Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758

Group name / # Cetacea

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Long-beaked Dolphin

Scientific name : Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758
Family Delphinidae
Habitat : Marine Waters.
Elevation : N.A.
Distribution: All along the Pakistan coast.
Location No. of individuals
1 Buleji (Sindh Coast) One stranded specimen (1981).
2 Cape Monze (Sindh Coast). Sightings of 5 specimens in the coastal waters (1971).
3
4
5
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : Coasts of India and Pakistan.
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status : Still excellent, especially Balochistan coast.
Threats : Pollution, over fishing and habitat deterioration.
Population number : Not known.
Mature individuals : Not known.
Population status : No reliable data is available to settle the status.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : A comprehensive study is required.
Contributors:
Participants:

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 Species name Dugong dugon –
Group name:

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Mammals of Pakistan – C.A.M.P. – 18 – 22 August 03
IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Dwarf Sperm Whale

Scientific name : Kogia simus (Owen, 1866)
Family Physeteridae
Habitat : Marine Waters.
Elevation : N.A.
Distribution: Coastal Waters of Sindh.
Location No. of individuals
1 Indus Delta (Sindh) Occasional sightings.
2
3
4
5
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : Widely distributed in the entire major ocean.
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status : Not favorable.
Threats : Pollution, over fishing and habitat deterioration.
Population number : Not known.
Mature individuals : Not known.
Population status : Rare.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : A comprehensive study is required.
Contributors:
Participants:

Species name Kogia simus (Owen, 1866)

Group name / # Cetacea

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Dwarf Sperm Whale

Scientific name : Kogia simus (Owen, 1866)
Family Physeteridae
Habitat : Marine Waters.
Elevation : N.A.
Distribution: Coastal Waters of Sindh.
Location No. of individuals
1 Indus Delta (Sindh) Occasional sightings.
2
3
4
5
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : Widely distributed in the entire major ocean.
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status : Not favorable.
Threats : Pollution, over fishing and habitat deterioration.
Population number : Not known.

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Mature individuals : Not known.
Population status : Rare.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : A comprehensive study is required.
Contributors:
Participants:

Species name Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)

Group name / # Cetacea

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Humpback Whale

Scientific name : Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
Family Balaenopteridae
Habitat : Marine Waters.
Elevation : N.A.
Distribution: Off Pakistan coast.
Location No. of individuals
1 Karachi coast. 1984.
2
3
4
5
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : Tropical and sub-tropical Waters.
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status : Still good.
Threats : No serious threat except accidental entangling in fishing nets.
Population number : Not known.
Mature individuals : Not known.
Population status : Rare
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : A comprehensive study is required.
Contributors:
Participants:

Species name Neophocaena phocaenoides (G. Cuvier,1829)

Group name / # Cetacea

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Mammals of Pakistan – C.A.M.P. – 18 – 22 August 03
IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Little Indian Porpoise or Black Finless Porpoise

Scientific name : Neophocaena phocaenoides (G. Cuvier,1829)
Family Phocoenidae
Habitat : Marine Waters.
Elevation : N.A.
Distribution: Throughout coastal waters of Pakistan.
Location No. of individuals
1 Gawadar (Balochistan 2 Nos. stranded specimen (1997).
coast).
2 Indus Delta (Sindh coast) 1 No. stranded specimen (1998).
3 Gawadar (Balochistan 2 Nos. Stranded specimen (2002).
coast).
1
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Area of occupancy : Arabian Sea.
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status : Still good, particularly coastal waters of Balochistan.
Threats : Pollution, over fishing habitat deterioration.
Population number : Not known.
Mature individuals : Not known.
Population status : Common.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : A comprehensive study is required.700-1000 (Z.Ali 2002)
Contributors:
Participants:

Species name Peponocephala electra (Gray, 1846)

Group name / # Cetacea

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Melon-headed Whale or Electra Dolphin

Scientific name : Peponocephala electra (Gray, 1846)
Family Delphinidae
Habitat : Marine Waters.
Elevation : N.A.
Distribution: Off Balochistan and Sindh coast.
Location No. of individuals
1 Rehri (Sindh coast) One stranded specimen 1985.
2 Cape Monze (Sindh coast) One stranded specimen 1981.
3 Rahri creeks (Sindh coast). One stranded specimen 1982.
4 Off makran coast. Several sightings.
5
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : Wide spread in tropical and sub-tropical waters. It occurs in the southwest pacific from
Australia to Hawaii and Indian ocean.
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status : Still good
Threats : Pollution, habitat deterioration and over fishing.
Population number : Not known.
Mature individuals : Not known.
Population status : Rare
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : A comprehensive study is required.
Contributors:
Participants:

Species name Platanista minor Owen, 1853

Group name / # Cetacea

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Indus Dolphin or Bhulan

Scientific name : Platanista minor Owen, 1853
Family Platanistidae
Habitat : Fresh Water.
Elevation : N.A.
Distribution: Silt-Laden Indus river system.
Location No. of individuals
1 Between the Sukkur and 300 individuals.

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2 Between the Sukkur and 20 individuals.
Guddu barrages.
3 Down Kotri. 2 – 3 individuals.
4 Between Chashma and 175 individuals.
Guddu barrages.
5
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : Chashma barrages down stream to Kotri.
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status : Ecology of river has drastically changed.
Threats : Construction of dams and barrages, poaching for oil, river turbitity scarcity of water etc.
Population number : ± 500
Mature individuals : Not known.
Population status : Endangered.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Endangered C2a(i)
Comments : Real management efforts are required to save this valuable species. (900-1000) Z.Ali
2003.
Contributors:
Participants:

Species name Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846)

Group name / # Cetacea

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name False Killer Whales

Scientific name : Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846)
Family Delphinidae
Habitat : Marine Waters.
Elevation : N.A.
Distribution: Off Sindh coast.
Location No. of individuals
1 Phitti Creek (Sindh coast). One stranded specimen (1981).
2 Karachi (Sindh coast). One stranded specimen (1976).
3
4
5
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : Wide spread throughout all the temperate and tropical oceans
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status : Still good.
Threats : Pollution, habitat deterioration and over fishing.
Population number : Not known.
Mature individuals : Not known.
Population status : Rare.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : A comprehensive study is required.
Contributors:
Participants:

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 Species name Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
Group name / # Cetacea

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Mammals of Pakistan – C.A.M.P. – 18 – 22 August 03
IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Indian Humpback Dolphin

Scientific name: Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
Family Delphinidae
Habitat : Marine Waters.
Elevation : N.A.
Distribution: Throughout coastal waters of Pakistan.
Location No. of individuals
1 Pasni Direct sighting of 2 specimens. (1997).
2 Jiwani Direct sighting of 27 specimens (2002).
3 Sonmani Direct sighting of 2 specimens (2002).
4 Paccha (Karachi coast) Stranded specimen 1 No.
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : East Africa and Indo-Malayan Seas (2003).
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status : Still good.
Threats : Pollution, over fishing and habitat deterioration.
Population number : Not known.
Mature individuals : Not known.
Population status : Common.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : A study is required to known the population.1000-1200 Population number (Z.Ali 2001-
2002)
Contributors:
Participants:

Species name Steno bredanensis Lesson, 1828

Group name / # Cetacea

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Rough-toothed Dolphin

Scientific name : Steno bredanensis Lesson, 1828 (Rough-toothed Dolphin)
Family Delphinidae
Habitat: Marine Waters.
Elevation: N.A.
Distribution: Throughout coastal Waters of Pakistan.
Location No. of individuals
1 Off Karachi coast. Sightings of several specimens (1982).
2
3
4
5
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : Widely distributed dolphin in tropical and sub-tropical waters throughout both hemispheres.
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status: Still good, particularly coastal waters of Balochistan.
Threats: Pollution, over fishing, and habitat deterioration.
Population number: Not known.
Mature individuals: Not known.
Population status: Rare.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments: A comprehensive study is required.
Contributors:
Participants:

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 Species name Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)
Group name / # Cetacea

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Mammals of Pakistan – C.A.M.P. – 18 – 22 August 03
IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Eastern Bottle-nosed Dolphin

Scientific Name: Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)
Family Delphinidae
Habitat: Marine Waters.
Elevation: N.A.
Distribution: Throughout coastal waters of Pakistan.
Location No. of individuals
1 Off Mekran coast. Several sightings upto 10 individuals.
2 Off Karachi coast. Several sightings of large schools.
3 Sandspit, Karachi coast. Stranded specimen (1981).
4
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, and Waters around Indonesia and Australia.
No. subpopulations:
No. of locations:
Habitat status: Still good, particularly coastal waters of Balochistan.
Threats: Pollution, over fishing and habitat deterioration.
Population number: Not known.
Mature individuals: Not known.
Population status: Less common.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments: A study is required.
Contributors:
Participants:

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 Species name Ziphius cavirostris (G. Cuvier, 1823)
Group name / # Cetacea

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IUCN Pakistan & ZOO/CBSG, South Asia

Common name Goosebeak Whale or Cuvier’s Beaked Whale

Scientific name : Ziphius cavirostris (G. Cuvier, 1823) (Beaked Whale)
Family Ziphidae
Habitat : Marine Waters.
Elevation : N.A.
Distribution: Off coastal waters of Pakistan.
Location No. of individuals
1 Sonmani (Balochistan coast) Remains of stranded specimen (1983).
2
3
4
5
1
Extent of occurrence :
2
Area of occupancy : Widely distributed in tropical and sub-tropical seas.
No. subpopulations :
No. of locations :
Habitat status : Still good.
Threats : No serious threats in Pakistan except accidental entangling in fishing nets.
Population number : Not known.
Mature individuals : Not known.
Population status : Not known.
IUCN Status :
National Status : Data Deficient
Comments : A comprehensive research is required to find out its status.
Contributors:
Participants:

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