Callosciurus pygerythrus | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Callosciurus pygerythrus | (I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1832)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327693
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
RRL Synonyms
Sciurus pygerythrus I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1831; Callosciurus pygerythrus Geoffroy 1831; Callosciurus pygerythrus I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1832
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
There is confusion of this species with Callosciurus inornatus.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species is widely distributed in northeastern South Asia, southern China and western Southeast Asia. In South Asia, this species is widely distributed in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal. In Southeast Asia, it is largely confined to western and central Myanmar (Shrestha et al. 2008). Widely distributed almost all over the country. This is the commonest squirrel of the country, living from Dhaka city to the remotest forest, and even in the Sundarbans. There is no other squirrel that lives in all forest ecosystems of the country but this one (Khan 1982, 2015).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It lives in forests, in well-wooded villages and semi-urban habitats with plantations bordering forests. A few pairs live in Dhaka city too. It is diurnal and arboreal but also occasionally comes to the ground. It occurs as solitary animal or in pairs. This squirrel feeds on leaves, fruits, vegetables, nuts, barks, latex, flowers and nectar. It loves to drink date juice extracted during winter. It builds its huge drey in tree tops with dry grass, leaves and twigs having an entry on one side (Khan1982, 2015, Khan 2008, Kamruzzaman 2009).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is categorized as Least Concern in the view of its very common and widespread distribution and presumed large population.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Sajeda Begum
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Not Threatened in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Callosciurus pygerythrus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Callosciurus