Petaurista nobilis | Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report

Taxa
Petaurista nobilis | (Gray, 1842)
Petaurista nobilis | Gray, 1842
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94882
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bhutan
Country ISO code(s)
BTN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
South Asia
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Tropical and subtropical montane, montane pine and rhododendron forests
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2005
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
A2c+3c+4c 2ab(ii,iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
Continuing decline in population due to major threats over the last three generations. Predicted decline at the same rate over the next three generations. Restricted in area of occupancy, few and fragmented locations, with major threats affecting habitat
About the assessment
Assessment year
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.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Assessor affiliation specific
NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Supplementary Links

Zoo Outreach Organisation; Threatened Taxa Monitoring System; South Asian Bat Monitoring Programme

Endemism
Endemic to region
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Endemism specifics: Region Endemic
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss and degradation due to non-farm activities, logging, mining, human settlements, construction of dams, hunting for local consumption.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
Redlist Notes

This national-level assessment was based on information specific to the country, however some of the summary information listed above was taken from the broader regional-level assessments. Local variation in habitat, threats, and conservation measures may occur.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Petaurista nobilis Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Petaurista
Petaurista nobilis Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Petaurista