Sundasciurus mindanensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	SCIURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Sundasciurus mindanensis

Species Authority:

(Steere, 1890)

Common Name/s:

English

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Mindanao Squirrel

Taxonomic Notes:

Corbet and Hill (1992) synonymized Sundasciurus davensis, S. mindanensis, and S. samarensis with S. philippinensis.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

Chiozza, F.

Reviewer/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern because it is widely distributed, it occurs in a number of protected areas, it is tolerant 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

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Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to Philippines, where it has been recorded from Mindanao and adjacent small islands.
Countries:	Native: Philippines
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Population [top]

Population:	S. mindanensis is locally common throughout its range.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	There is little information available for this species. Presumably, like Sundasciurus philippinensis, this species is locally common in forests (Heaney et al. 1998), occurring in a very wide range of habitats: primary and secondary lowland and montane forest, including the lower edges of mossy forest (Heaney et al. 1998; L. Heaney pers. comm.). It is found also in agricultural areas (Rickart et al. 1993; Sanborn 1952).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

There is little information available for this species. Presumably, like Sundasciurus philippinensis, this species is locally common in forests (Heaney et al. 1998), occurring in a very wide range of habitats: primary and secondary lowland and montane forest, including the lower edges of mossy forest (Heaney et al. 1998; L. Heaney pers. comm.). It is found also in agricultural areas (Rickart et al. 1993; Sanborn 1952).

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known threats to this species are present. However, in the Philippines S. philippinensis is illegally traded as pet, and local hunting for food is another potential threat.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known threats to this species are present. However, in the Philippines S. philippinensis is illegally traded as pet, and local hunting for food is another potential threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species occurs in some protected areas throughout its range.

Conservation Actions:

This species occurs in some protected areas throughout its range.

Citation:	Chiozza, F. 2008. Sundasciurus mindanensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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