Taxon name
Dremomys lokriah
(Hodgson, 1836)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Dremomys lokriah
(Hodgson, 1836)
Common name(s)
Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel, Kalo Katbirali, Komola-book Kathbirali, Kamala-pet Himalayee Katbirali, Mandar (Tripuri), Chachia (Khasia)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(Hodgson, 1836)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Sciurus lokria Hodgson, 1836; Sciurus subflaviventris MacClelland, 1843
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 has a healthy population in the northeast and southeast regions and in the northern part of Bangladesh. No significant threats or evidence of continuous declination of population are visible that could push the species to any threatened category. So, it has been categorized as Least Concern.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Tania Khan
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 distributed in northeastern South Asia, southern China and western Southeast Asia. It has been widely recorded from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal in South Asia at elevations of 900 to 3,000 m asl (Molur et al. 2005). In China, it has been recorded from southern Xizang and eastern Yunnan (Smith and Xie 2008). In Southeast Asia, it has been recorded from western and northern Myanmar. It occurs only in the mixed evergreen forests of northeast and southeast regions of Bangladesh (Khan 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 inhabits forested hill and foothills ranging up to 800m above mean sea level. It occurs in mixed evergreen forests in Bangladesh. This squirrel is terrestrial. It is a diurnal and arboreal species though it also forages on the forest floor. It feeds on fruits, vegetables, nuts and latex from tree bark as well as nectar.
History
Data Deficient 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
