Servant mouse
The servant mouse (Mus famulus) or Bonhote's mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Western Ghats of South India, where it is restricted to the locations of Eravikulam National Park, Avalanche, Kalapatti, and Coonoor.
| Servant mouse | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mus |
| Species: | M. famulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mus famulus Bonhote, 1898 | |
Habitat and Ecology
Servant Mouse is a nocturnal terrestrial rodent. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is typically observed in the area having elevation in the range of 1540 m to 2400 m. It is threatened by habitat loss. Pranav arora
Conservation Status and Efforts
It has been classified as by IUCN as Endangered in 2008 primarily because of wide spread destruction of habitat. Current habitable region is estimated to be less than 500 km2. that too distributed in isolated regions. The habitat continues to decline in extent and quality.[1][2]
Servant Mouse has been listed in the schedule V (Vermin) of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act. 1972 amended in 2002.
References
- Pradhan, M.S.; Molur, S.; Nameer, P.O. (2008). "Mus famulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T13960A4371794. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13960A4371794.en.
- Mus fumus: Encyclopedia of Life http://eol.org/pages/1179231/details Accessdate = 29 August 2017
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.