Ratufa bicolor | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Ratufa bicolor | (Sparrman, 1778)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327710
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species is widely distributed in Asia from northern South Asia, through southern China into much of mainland and western insular Southeast Asia. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam. It occurs in the mixed evergreen forest in the northeastern and southeastern hilly areas of the country (Feeroz et al. 2011, 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 only the mixed evergreen forested areas. It is diurnal and arboreal.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is uncommon and restricted mainly to the mixed evergreen forests in the northeast and southeast of the country. Severe pressure on forest areas for timber extraction and due to many other anthropogenic factors its habitat is rapidly shrinking. Its Extent of Occurrenceis smaller than 5000 km2. Therefore, it qualifies for Vulnerable category.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Mohammed Mostafa Feeroz
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
Ratufa bicolor Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Ratufa