Petaurista magnificus | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Petaurista magnificus | (Hodgson, 1836)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327705
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
Sciuropterus magnificus Hodgson, 1836; Sciuropterus nobilis Gray, 1842; Sciuropterus chrysothryx Hodgson, 1844; Petaurista hodgsoni Ghose and Saha, 1981
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
Petaurista petaurista possibly represents a complex of several similar species. Further studies are needed to clarify the taxonomic status.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India and Nepal (Molur 2010). Widely distributed in and around mixed evergreen forests in the southeast and northeast of Bangladesh.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species occurs in denuded mixed evergreen tropical and subtropical and broad-leafed forests. It is active at night and sleeps in tree-holes or a shady place of a tree during daytime. It glides from tree to tree in search of food. Feeds on fruits, seeds, barks, sap and resin, and tender leaves and shoots. When asleep it puts its head under the body just like Bengal Slow Loris. It breeds during the rainy season and lays one young in a tree-hollow.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened
Assessment status abreviation
NT
Assessment rationale/justification
The species is widely distributed in the mixed evergreen forests in the southeast and northeast of Bangladesh. It is rare and difficult to see, because of its nocturnal and arboreal habits (Khan 1996). The population is presumably declining due to habitat loss and habitat degradation. Therefore, it has categorized as a Near Threatened species.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
M. Monirul H. 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
Petaurista magnificus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Petaurista