Petaurista petaurista | Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report

Taxa
Petaurista petaurista | (Pallas, 1766)
Petaurista petaurista | Pallas, 1766
NRL Record ID
94887
Location
Countries in Assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Red Giant Gliding Squirrel
Red Giant Flying Squirrel
Common Giant Flying Squirrel
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sumatra, Thailand
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Temperate forest, boreal scrub forest, rocky areas as inland cliffs, mountain peaks [In Pakistan moist temperate forests in the Himalayas]
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2005
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened
Assessment status abreviation
NT
Assessment rationale/justification
Rationale: Widely distributed species with major threats affecting its habitat and/or population, although not enough to be categorised as Vulnerable
About the assessment
Assessment year
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Molur, S., C. Srinivasulu, B. Srinivasulu, S. Walker, P.O. Nameer and L. Ravikumar (Eds.) (2005). Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report. Zoo Outreach Organisation, CBSG-South Asia, Coimbatore, 618pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Assessor affiliation specific
NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss and degradation due to shifting agriculture, large wood plantations, mining, small-scale logging, selective logging, clear-cutting, infrastructure development, increase of human settlements, construction of dams, erecting power lines, forest
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
Redlist Notes

This national-level assessment was based on information specific to the country, however some of the summary information listed above was taken from the broader regional-level assessments. Local variation in habitat, threats, and conservation measures may occur.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Petaurista petaurista Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Petaurista
Petaurista petaurista Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Petaurista