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

Taxa
Ratufa indica | (Erxleben, 1777)
Ratufa indica | Erxleben, 1777
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94939
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
Indian Giant Squirrel
Malabar Giant Squirrel
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
India
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Tropical and subtropical forests
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2005
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
A2c+3c+4c
Assessment rationale/justification
Continuing decline in population due to major threats over the last three generations. Predicted decline at the same rate over the next three generations.
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
Supplementary Links

Zoo Outreach Organisation; Threatened Taxa Monitoring System; South Asian Bat Monitoring Programme

Endemism
Endemic to region
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Endemism specifics: Country Endemic
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat degradation due to expansion of agro-industry based large-scale and small-scale plantation, monoculture plantation, clear felling, selective logging, construction of dam, hunting for local consumption
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Andhra Pradesh: Eturnagaram WS, Gundla Brahmeshwaram WS, Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam TR: Kerala: Aralam WS, Chimmoni WS, Eravikulam WS, Idukki WS, Neyyar WS, Parambikulam WS, Peechi-Vazhani WS, Periyar TR, Peppara WS, Shendurney WS, Silent Valley NP, T
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Andhra Pradesh: Eturnagaram WS, Gundla Brahmeshwaram WS, Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam TR: Kerala: Aralam WS, Chimmoni WS, Eravikulam WS, Idukki WS, Neyyar WS, Parambikulam WS, Peechi-Vazhani WS, Periyar TR, Peppara WS, Shendurney WS, Silent Valley NP, T

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Ratufa indica Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Ratufa
Ratufa indica Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Ratufa