The Elvira rat, Cremnomys elvira, is a critically endangered species of rodent in the family Muridae. It was first described by Sir John Ellerman in 1946 and is found only in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India, where it is known from its type locality in the Salem District. It appears to occur in rocky habitats and dry deciduous scrub forest at about 600 metres above mean sea level. A head-and-body length of 149 millimetres plus a tail of up to 196 millimetres, brownish grey upper parts, greyish white underparts and a bicoloured tail describe it. Exact population sizes are unknown, but habitat destruction is thought to press hard on it. The IUCN moved it from vulnerable to critically endangered in 2008.
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ThreatsResidential and Commercial Development 1 ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 ThreatsEnergy Production and Mining 1 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Connections
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It is found only in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India.
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It is found only in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India.
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It is found only in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India.
Conservation
in 2008 it was upgraded to a conservation status of Critically Endangered by the IUCN
Conservation, human settlements
the species is under high pressure from habitat destruction through expansion of human settlements, logging, grazing, and dumping of mining debris
Conservation, logging
the species is under high pressure from habitat destruction through expansion of human settlements, logging, grazing, and dumping of mining debris
Conservation, grazing
the species is under high pressure from habitat destruction through expansion of human settlements, logging, grazing, and dumping of mining debris
Conservation, mining debris
the species is under high pressure from habitat destruction through expansion of human settlements, logging, grazing, and dumping of mining debris
Lead, India
It is found only in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India.
Lead, Tamil Nadu
It is found only in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India.
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is a critically endangered species of rodent in the family Muridae
Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead, family
is a critically endangered species of rodent in the family Muridae
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Distribution and habitat
it appears to occur in rocky habitats and dry deciduous scrub forest at elevations of about 600 m above mean sea level
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