NRLD - 327695 | Dremomys lokriah

Assessment ID

327695

Taxon name

Dremomys lokriah

(Hodgson, 1836)

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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

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

chordata

Class

mammalia

Order

rodentia

Family

sciuridae

Genus

Dremomys

Species

lokriah

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

Bangladesh

Country ISO code(s)

BGD

Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?

Not_assigned

Conservation Status

Assessed as

Least Concern

Abbreviated status

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

Year assessed

2015

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)

Endemic to region

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

Terrestrial

Not_assigned

Freshwater

Not_assigned

Marine

Not_assigned

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

Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

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