Taxon name
Petaurista petaurista
(Pallas, 1766)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Petaurista petaurista
(Pallas, 1766)
Common name(s)
Common Giant Flying Squirrel, Red Giant Flying Squirrel, Boro Uranta Kathbirali, Lal Uranta Kathbirali
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(Pallas, 1766)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Petaurista petaurista possibly represents a complex of several similar species. Further studies are needed to clarify the taxonomic status.
Sciurus petaurista Pallas, 1766; Pteromys philippensis Elliot, 1839)
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
Data Deficient
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is possibly rare and known to occur in the mixed evergreen forests of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in the southeast of Bangladesh. There is one recent record of the species is known in captivity of Bangabandhu Safari Park, Dulahazara. No other information is available to assess this species. Thus, it has been categorized as Data Deficient.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
M. Monirul H. 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
It is native to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand (Walston et al. 2008). Known to occur in the mixed evergreen forests of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (one specimen from Mahalchari) (Khan 1982, IUCN Bangladesh 2000) and presumably occurs in the northeast (Walston et al. 2008).
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 occurs in moist evergreen broadleaf forests, temperate forests, coniferous forests, scrub forests, rocky areas and mountain peaks.This species is solitary, arboreal, active and vocal animal. Capable of gliding a long distance between the trees. At rest it folds the flying membrane close to the body. Feeds on tree buds, leaves, bark saps, young branches and various fruits and nuts. Mating is believed to occur twice a year and the young are generally born during March-August. Usually 2-3 young are born per litter.
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
