Syntheosciurus brochus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	SCIURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Syntheosciurus brochus

Species Authority:

Bangs, 1902

Common Name/s:

English

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Bangs's Mountain Squirrel, Mountain Squirrel, Neotropical Montane Squirrel

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Near Threatened ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Koprowski, J., Roth, L., Reid, F., Woodman, N., Timm, R., Pino, J. & Samudio. R.

Evaluator/s:

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

Justification:
Listed as Near Threatened because populations appear to be stable in most of its range (i.e., Costa Rica), but its extent of occurrence is less than 10,000 km², and it is only known from a few localities, and the extent and quality of its habitat may be in decline, thus making this species close to qualifying for Vulnerable under criterion B1.

History:

1996	–	Lower Risk/near threatened (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994	–	Insufficiently Known (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Insufficiently Known (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Insufficiently Known (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in Costa Rica and northern Panama (Thorington and Hoffmann 2005). It is only known from a few localities.
Countries:	Native: Costa Rica; Panama
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	This species is uncommon to locally common (Reid, Samudio, and Timm pers. comm.). Occurs rarely in Panama and only in Pas (Pino pers. comm.). Observations in Panama show the populations are decreasing (Samudio pers. comm.), whereas populations are likely stable in Costa Rica (Timm and Woodman pers. comm.).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in montane cloud forest, evergreen forest, second growth and pasture edge (Wells and Giacalone 1985). This species is seen on the ground and in the upper canopy with equal frequency; it uses all levels of the forest. It appears to form pair bonds and remains in family groups, although individuals usually forage alone (Reid 1997).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat loss may be a threat to this species.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat loss may be a threat to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species probably occurs in multiple protected areas in Costa Rica and Panama. More information into all aspects of this species is needed.

Conservation Actions:

The species probably occurs in multiple protected areas in Costa Rica and Panama. More information into all aspects of this species is needed.

Citation:	Koprowski, J., Roth, L., Reid, F., Woodman, N., Timm, R., Pino, J. & Samudio. R. 2008. Syntheosciurus brochus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 December 2008.
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