Alticola montosa TRUE, 1894 - Kashmir Mountain Vole

Subspecies in India

It is also known as Central Kashmir Vole.

This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).

 

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Alticola montosa - Kashmir Mountain Vole



It is distributed in the higher altitudes of Kashmir and Pakistan. Almost nothing is known about its habits.

Conservation Status:

This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).


According to IUCN Red List assessment, population of this species may be decreasing. There is nothing known about its population and population trends. It is likely that habitat loss and occasional trapping might have caused some damage its population and perhaps continue to do so.

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Alticola montosa TRUE, 1894 – Kashmir Mountain Vole. In Bayani, A., R. Chakravarty, and K. Kunte (Editors) (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 1.13. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mammalsofindia.org/alticola-montosa, accessed 2024/10/11.