Dremomys lokriah | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Dremomys lokriah | (Hodgson, 1836)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327695
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 lokria Hodgson, 1836; Sciurus subflaviventris MacClelland, 1843
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species is distributed in northeastern South Asia, southern China and western Southeast Asia. It has been widely recorded from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal in South Asia at elevations of 900 to 3,000 m asl (Molur et al. 2005). In China, it has been recorded from southern Xizang and eastern Yunnan (Smith and Xie 2008). In Southeast Asia, it has been recorded from western and northern Myanmar. It occurs only in the mixed evergreen forests of northeast and southeast regions of Bangladesh (Khan 2015).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It inhabits forested hill and foothills ranging up to 800m above mean sea level. It occurs in mixed evergreen forests in Bangladesh. This squirrel is terrestrial. It is a diurnal and arboreal species though it also forages on the forest floor. It feeds on fruits, vegetables, nuts and latex from tree bark as well as nectar.
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 has a healthy population in the northeast and southeast regions and in the northern part of Bangladesh. No significant threats or evidence of continuous declination of population are visible that could push the species to any threatened category. So, it has been categorized as Least Concern.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Tania Khan
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
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000)
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Dremomys lokriah Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Dremomys