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NRLD - 94885 | Petaurista petaurista

Assessment ID
94885
Taxon name
Petaurista petaurista
Pallas, 1766
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Petaurista petaurista
Pallas, 1766
Common name(s)
Red Giant Gliding Squirrel, Red Giant Flying Squirrel, Common Giant Flying Squirrel
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
sciuridae
Genus
Petaurista
Species
petaurista
Species authority
Pallas, 1766
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Nepal
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Nepal
Country ISO code(s)
NPL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened (Downlisted from Vulnerable)
Abbreviated status
NT°
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Downgraded to Near Threatened: Rationale: Restricted in extent of occurrence and area of occupancy, few and fragmented locations, with major threats affecting habitat area and quality in the country. However, since the species occurs in the neighbouring c
Assessment details
Year assessed
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.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sumatra, Thailand
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2005
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Temperate forest, boreal scrub forest, rocky areas as inland cliffs, mountain peaks [In Pakistan moist temperate forests in the Himalayas]
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss and degradation due to shifting agriculture, large wood plantations, mining, small-scale logging, selective logging, clear-cutting, infrastructure development, increase of human settlements, construction of dams, erecting power lines, forest
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
Sanjay Molur, C. Srinivasulu, Bhargavi Srinivasulu, Sally Walker, P.O. Nameer and Latha Ravikumar (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, India, 618pp.