Hylopetes phayrei

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	SCIURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Hylopetes phayrei

Species Authority:

(Blyth, 1859)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Indochinese Flying Squirrel, Phayre's Flying Squirrel

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

Duckworth, J.W., Lee, B. & Tizard, R.J.

Reviewer/s:

Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern because of its wide distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in protected areas, tolerance to some degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

History:

1996

–

Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	According to Nowak (1999) the range of this species is Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, northwestern Viet Nam, Guizhou, and possibly Fujian provinces in China. According to Smith and Xie (2008), it occurs on Hainan Island and in the provinces of Guizhou, Guangxi, and Fujian in China. The 1999 Status Report for Wildlife of Lao PDR indicates that no historical specimens have been confirmed and that the distribution within Lao PDR is provisional (Duckworth et al. 1999). This species occupies an elevational range of 0-1,500 m asl (Duckworth 2004).
Countries:	Native: China (Fujian - Presence Uncertain, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan); Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam Presence uncertain: Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Population [top]

Population:	There are currently no data regarding the population status of this species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species occurs in lower montane forests and mixed deciduous forests (Smith and Xie 2008). It can exist in partly cleared forests near cultivation. They are nocturnal, staying in hollow trees by day and foraging on (cultivated) fruit at night (Lekagul and McNeely 1988).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	In China, this species occurs in Diaoluoshan, Jianfengling, and Bawangling Nature Reserves (CSIS 2008), and is likely to be present in many other protected areas within its distribution. In China, it has been regionally Red Listed as Vulnerable A1c (Wang and Xie 2004).

Conservation Actions:

In China, this species occurs in Diaoluoshan, Jianfengling, and Bawangling Nature Reserves (CSIS 2008), and is likely to be present in many other protected areas within its distribution. In China, it has been regionally Red Listed as Vulnerable A1c (Wang and Xie 2004).

Bibliography [top]

	China Species Information Service. 2008. Hylopetes phayrei. Available at: http://www.chinabiodiversity.com; http://www.baohu.org. (Accessed: May 23). Corbet, G. B. and Hill, J. E. 1992. Mammals of the Indo-Malayan Region: A Systematic Review. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. Dao, V. T. and Cao, V. S. 1990. Six new Vietnamese rodents. Mammalia 54(2): 233-238. Duckworth, J. W., Salter, R. E. and Khounbline, K. 1999. Wildlife in Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report. IUCN, Vientiane, Laos. Duckworth, W. 2004. Hylopetes phayrei (Blyth, 1859). Available at: http://www.ieaitaly.org/samd. (Accessed: March 21). Lekagul, B. and Mcneely, J. A. 1988. Mammals of Thailand. White Lotus Press, Bangkok, Thailand. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA and London, UK. Smith, A. and Xie, Y. 2008. The Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. Wang, S. and Xie, Y. 2004. China Species Red List. Vol. 1 Red List. Higher Education Press, Beijing, China. Wang, S., Zheng, C. and Kobayashi, T. 1989. A tentative list of threatened rodents in China and Japan with notes on their distribution, habitat, and status. In: W. Z. Lidicker, Jr. (ed.), Rodents: A World Survey of Species of Conservation Concern, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

China Species Information Service. 2008. Hylopetes phayrei. Available at: http://www.chinabiodiversity.com; http://www.baohu.org. (Accessed: May 23).

Corbet, G. B. and Hill, J. E. 1992. Mammals of the Indo-Malayan Region: A Systematic Review. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Dao, V. T. and Cao, V. S. 1990. Six new Vietnamese rodents. Mammalia 54(2): 233-238.

Duckworth, J. W., Salter, R. E. and Khounbline, K. 1999. Wildlife in Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report. IUCN, Vientiane, Laos.

Duckworth, W. 2004. Hylopetes phayrei (Blyth, 1859). Available at: http://www.ieaitaly.org/samd. (Accessed: March 21).

Lekagul, B. and Mcneely, J. A. 1988. Mammals of Thailand. White Lotus Press, Bangkok, Thailand.

Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA and London, UK.

Smith, A. and Xie, Y. 2008. The Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.

Wang, S. and Xie, Y. 2004. China Species Red List. Vol. 1 Red List. Higher Education Press, Beijing, China.

Wang, S., Zheng, C. and Kobayashi, T. 1989. A tentative list of threatened rodents in China and Japan with notes on their distribution, habitat, and status. In: W. Z. Lidicker, Jr. (ed.), Rodents: A World Survey of Species of Conservation Concern, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Citation:	Duckworth, J.W., Lee, B. & Tizard, R.J. 2008. Hylopetes phayrei. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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