Taxon name
Callosciurus pygerythrus
(I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1832)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Callosciurus pygerythrus
(I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1832)
Common name(s)
Hoary-bellied Squirrel, Irrawaddy Squirrel, Badami Kathbirali, Kota, Chorkata
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1832)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
There is confusion of this species with Callosciurus inornatus.
Sciurus pygerythrus I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1831; Callosciurus pygerythrus Geoffroy 1831; Callosciurus pygerythrus I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1832
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is categorized as Least Concern in the view of its very common and widespread distribution and presumed large population.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Sajeda Begum
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species is widely distributed in northeastern South Asia, southern China and western Southeast Asia. In South Asia, this species is widely distributed in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal. In Southeast Asia, it is largely confined to western and central Myanmar (Shrestha et al. 2008). Widely distributed almost all over the country. This is the commonest squirrel of the country, living from Dhaka city to the remotest forest, and even in the Sundarbans. There is no other squirrel that lives in all forest ecosystems of the country but this one (Khan 1982, 2015).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It lives in forests, in well-wooded villages and semi-urban habitats with plantations bordering forests. A few pairs live in Dhaka city too. It is diurnal and arboreal but also occasionally comes to the ground. It occurs as solitary animal or in pairs. This squirrel feeds on leaves, fruits, vegetables, nuts, barks, latex, flowers and nectar. It loves to drink date juice extracted during winter. It builds its huge drey in tree tops with dry grass, leaves and twigs having an entry on one side (Khan1982, 2015, Khan 2008, Kamruzzaman 2009).
History
Not Threatened in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232
