Taxon name
Funambulus pennantii
Wroughton, 1905
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Funambulus pennantii
Wroughton, 1905
Common name(s)
Five-striped Palm Squirrel, Northern Palm Squirrel, Dora Kathbirali
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
Wroughton, 1905
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 been categorized as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population and the absence of any significant threats.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Mohammad Firoj Jaman
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 has a wide distribution ranging from Iran, through Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India to Nepal and Bangladesh (Molur et al. 2005). This is the only squirrel species of Bangladesh that does not live in any forest and is restricted to the districts west of the Jamuna River that means in the Revenue Divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi and Khulna. In the recent past people have transported it to the east of the rive Jamuna and some escaped from the zoo at Mirpur in Dhaka (Khan 1982, 1987, 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
In the Bangladesh context, its habitat is restricted to the cities, towns and villages in the Revenue Divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi and Khulna. Diurnal and semi-arboreal. It lives in the villages and towns of the districts under the Divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi and Khulna. It prefers gardens over paddy and other crop fields. Feeds almost entirely on fruits, vegetables, leaves, boiled rice and bread offered by people, and some small animals. It is a very active animal and builds a huge nest called drey in canopies of tall trees. It can cause damage to cultivated fruits like guava, sapota, mango, etc.
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
