World Species : Petaurista petaurista (red giant flying squirrel)

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Petaurista petaurista (red giant flying squirrel)

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Synonyms: Sciurus petaurista

Wikipedia Abstract

The red giant flying squirrel or common giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista) is a species of flying squirrel, found in northern South Asia, southern China and Southeast Asia. It is a dark red colour with black extremities and can grow to a head-and-body length of 42 cm (17 in). The tail is long and provides stability when it glides between trees. It is nocturnal, feeding mainly on leaves, fruits and nuts, and occasionally insects. This squirrel faces no particular threats apart from ongoing destruction of suitable habitat. It has a wide range and is relatively common, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists it as a "least-concern species".

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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0)

Unique (100)

Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0)

Unique & Vulnerable (100)

ED Score: 5.88

EDGE Score: 1.93

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Attributes

Adult Weight ^[1]	3.858 lbs (1.75 kg)
Birth Weight ^[1]	56.3 grams

Diet ^[2]	Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Granivore, Herbivore
Diet - Fruit ^[2]	30 %
Diet - Invertibrates ^[2]	10 %
Diet - Plants ^[2]	30 %
Diet - Seeds ^[2]	30 %
Forages - Arboreal ^[2]	100 %

Gestation ^[1]	45 days
Litter Size ^[1]	1
Maximum Longevity ^[3]	16 years
Nocturnal ^[2]	Yes
Snout to Vent Length ^[3]	20 inches (50 cm)
Weaning ^[1]	68 days

Ecoregions

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Name	Countries	Ecozone	Biome
Baluchistan xeric woodlands	Pakistan, Afghanistan	Palearctic	Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Borneo lowland rain forests	Indonesia, Malaysia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Borneo montane rain forests	Indonesia, Malaysia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Borneo peat swamp forests	Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests	India	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Cardamom Mountains rain forests	Cambodia, Thailand, Viet Nam	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Central Indochina dry forests	Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Viet Nam	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests	Thailand	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Chao Phraya lowland moist deciduous forests	Thailand	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
East Afghan montane conifer forests	Pakistan, Afghanistan	Palearctic	Temperate Coniferous Forests
Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows	Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal	Palearctic	Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests	India, Nepal	Indo-Malayan	Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests	Bhutan, India, Nepal	Indo-Malayan	Temperate Coniferous Forests
Eastern Java-Bali montane rain forests	Indonesia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Eastern Java-Bali rain forests	Indonesia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests	India, Bhutan, Nepal	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Himalayan subtropical pine forests	India, Bhutan, Nepal	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Hindu Kush alpine meadow	Afghanistan, Pakistan	Palearctic	Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Indochina mangroves	Thailand, Cambodia, Viet Nam	Indo-Malayan	Mangroves
Irrawaddy dry forests	Myanmar	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests	Myanmar	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Kayah-Karen montane rain forests	Myanmar, Thailand	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Kinabalu montane alpine meadows	Malaysia	Indo-Malayan	Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Luang Prabang montane rain forests	Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests	Myanmar, India, Bangladesh	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Myanmar Coast mangroves	India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand	Indo-Malayan	Mangroves
Myanmar coastal rain forests	Myanmar, Bangladesh	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests	India, Myanmar	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests	China, India, Bhutan	Palearctic	Temperate Coniferous Forests
Northern Indochina subtropical forests	China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northern Khorat Plateau moist deciduous forests	Laos, Thailand	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests	Laos, Thailand	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northern Triangle subtropical forests	Myanmar	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northern Triangle temperate forests	Myanmar	Indo-Malayan	Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows	China, Pakistan, India	Palearctic	Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Northwestern thorn scrub forests	India, Pakistan	Indo-Malayan	Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Nujiang Langcang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests	China	Palearctic	Temperate Coniferous Forests
Peninsular Malaysian montane rain forests	Malaysia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Peninsular Malaysian peat swamp forests	Malaysia, Thailand	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Peninsular Malaysian rain forests	Indonesia, Malaysia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests	Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Southwest Borneo freshwater swamp forests	Indonesia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Sumatran freshwater swamp forests	Indonesia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Sumatran lowland rain forests	Indonesia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Sumatran montane rain forests	Indonesia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Sumatran peat swamp forests	Indonesia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Sumatran tropical pine forests	Indonesia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Sunda Shelf mangroves	Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei	Indo-Malayan	Mangroves
Sundaland heath forests	Indonesia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests	Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands	Bhutan, India, Nepal	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows	India, Nepal	Palearctic	Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Western Himalayan broadleaf forests	India, Pakistan, Nepal	Indo-Malayan	Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests	India, Pakistan, Nepal	Indo-Malayan	Temperate Coniferous Forests
Western Java montane rain forests	Indonesia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Western Java rain forests	Indonesia	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

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Biodiversity Hotspots

Name	Location	Endemic
Himalaya	Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan	No
Indo-Burma	Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam	No
Mountains of Southwest China	China, Myanmar	No
Sundaland	Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand	No

Prey / Diet

Ficus crassiramea	^[4]
Ficus pisocarpa	^[4]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Competing Species	Common Prey Count
Acerodon jubatus (golden-capped fruit bat)	1
Aegithina viridissima (Green Iora)	1
Alophoixus bres (Grey-cheeked Bulbul)	1
Alophoixus phaeocephalus (Yellow-bellied Bulbul)	1
Anorrhinus galeritus (Bushy-crested Hornbill)	2
Anthracoceros albirostris (Oriental Pied Hornbill)	1
Anthracoceros malayanus (Black Hornbill)	2
Arctictis binturong (Binturong)	1
Buceros rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Hornbill)	2
Callosciurus adamsi (ear-spot squirrel)	1
Callosciurus notatus (plantain squirrel)	1
Callosciurus prevostii (Prevost's squirrel)	2
Caloramphus fuliginosus (Brown Barbet)	2
Calyptomena viridis (Green Broadbill)	2
Chalcophaps indica (Common Emerald Dove)	1
Chloropsis cochinchinensis (Blue-winged Leafbird)	2
Chloropsis cyanopogon (Lesser Green Leafbird)	2
Chloropsis sonnerati (Greater Green Leafbird)	2
Coracina striata (Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike)	1
Corvus enca (Slender-billed Crow)	1
Dicaeum agile (Thick-billed Flowerpecker)	1
Dicaeum chrysorrheum (Yellow-vented Flowerpecker)	2
Dicaeum concolor (Nilgiri Flowerpecker)	1
Dicaeum trigonostigma (Orange-bellied Flowerpecker)	2
Ducula badia (Mountain Imperial Pigeon)	1
Geokichla interpres (Chestnut-capped Thrush)	1
Gracula religiosa (Hill Myna)	2
Hylobates lar (white-handed gibbon)	2
Iole olivacea (Buff-vented Bulbul)	2
Irena puella (Asian Fairy-bluebird)	2
Ixos malaccensis (Streaked Bulbul)	1
Loriculus galgulus (Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot)	2
Macaca fascicularis (long-tailed macaque)	2
Macaca silenus (liontail macaque)	1
Melanochlora sultanea (Sultan Tit)	1
Muntiacus atherodes (Bornean yellow muntjac)	1
Oriolus xanthonotus (Dark-throated Oriole)	1
Penelopides panini (Tarictic Hornbill)	1
Platysmurus leucopterus (Black Magpie)	1
Pongo pygmaeus (orangutan)	1
Prionochilus maculatus (Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker)	1
Prionochilus percussus (Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker)	2
Prionochilus thoracicus (Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker)	1
Prionochilus xanthopygius (Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker)	1
Psilopogon australis (Yellow-eared Barbet)	2
Psilopogon chrysopogon (Gold-whiskered Barbet)	2
Psilopogon henricii (Yellow-crowned Barbet)	2
Psilopogon mystacophanos (Red-throated Barbet)	2
Psilopogon oorti (Black-browed Barbet)	1
Ptilinopus jambu (Jambu Fruit Dove)	1
Pycnonotus atriceps (Black-headed Bulbul)	1
Pycnonotus brunneus (Asian Red-eyed Bulbul)	2
Pycnonotus cyaniventris (Grey-bellied Bulbul)	1
Pycnonotus erythropthalmos (Spectacled Bulbul)	1
Pycnonotus eutilotus (Puff-backed Bulbul)	2
Pycnonotus melanicterus (Black-crested Bulbul)	1
Pycnonotus plumosus (Olive-winged Bulbul)	1
Pycnonotus simplex (Cream-vented Bulbul)	1
Ratufa affinis (pale giant squirrel)	1
Ratufa bicolor (black giant squirrel)	1
Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus (Wrinkled Hornbill)	2
Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni (Walden's Hornbill)	1
Rhinoplax vigil (Helmeted Hornbill)	1
Treron capellei (Large Green Pigeon)	2
Treron curvirostra (Thick-billed Green Pigeon)	2
Treron olax (Little Green Pigeon)	1
Tupaia glis (Common Treeshrew)	1
Tupaia minor (Pygmy Treeshrew)	1

Predators

Herpestes urva (Crab-eating Mongoose)	^[5]
Viverricula indica (Small Indian Civet)	^[5]

Consumers

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Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ ¹de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
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♦ ³Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ ⁴"Fig-eating by vertebrate frugivores: a global review", MIKE SHANAHAN, SAMSON SO, STEPHEN G. COMPTON and RICHARD CORLETT, Biol. Rev. (2001), 76, pp. 529572
♦ ⁵Food habits of three carnivore species (Viverricula indica, Herpestes urva, and Melogale moschata) in Fushan Forest, northern Taiwan, Shun-An Chuang and Ling-Ling Lee, J. Zool., Lond. (1997) 243, 71-79
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♦ ⁸Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.

Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database

Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0

Name	IUCN Category	Area acres	Location
Ailaoshan Nature Reserve	V	332544	Yunnan, China
Bach Ma National Park	II	54733	Viet Nam
Berbak National Park	II	423927	Sumatra, Indonesia
Bukit Kutu Wildlife Reserve	IV	4602	Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve	II	411	Singapore
Cibodas Biosphere Reserve (Gunung Gede-Pangrango)		142165	Java, Indonesia
Daweishan Nature Reserve	V	122415	Yunnan, China
Doi Inthanon National Park	II	115326	Thailand
Doi Suthep-pui National Park	II	70007	Thailand
Fanjingshan Nature Reserve	V	86145	Guizhou, China
Fujian Wuyishan Nature Reserve	V	206754	Fujian, China
Great Himalayan National Park	II	184040	Himachal Pradesh, India
Gunung Leuser National Park	II	2203368	Sumatra, Indonesia
Gunung Niut Wildlife Reserve Nature Reserve	IV	409109	Kalimantan, Indonesia
Gunung Palung National Park	II	271203	Kalimantan, Indonesia
Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary	IV	699629	Thailand
Indravati Tiger Reserve			Chhattishgarh, India
Kanha Tiger Reserve National Park	II	223971	Madhya Pradesh, India
Kenting National Park	II	78882	Taiwan
Khao Ang Ru Nai Wildlife Sanctuary	IV	248699	Thailand
Khao Banthat Wildlife Sanctuary	IV	309428	Thailand
Khao Luang National Park	II	143331	Thailand
Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary	IV	182353	Thailand
Khao Yai National Park	II	542694	Thailand
Khaoen Si Nakarin National Park	II	459154	Thailand
Khlong Lan National Park	II	104466	Thailand
Khlong Phraya Wildlife Sanctuary	IV	36624	Thailand
Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary	IV	243425	Thailand
Krau Wildlife Reserve	IV	149823	Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia
Kudremukh National Park	II	202772	Karnataka, India
Kutai National Park	II	560076	East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Mae Sa-Kog Ma Reserve			Thailand
Mu Ko Lanta National Park Marine National Park	II	33637	Thailand
Nam Nao National Park	II	240993	Thailand
Namdapha National Park	II		Arunachal Pradesh, India
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve		1364022	India
Nuristan Reserve National Park		1419914	Afghanistan
Palamau Tiger Reserve National Park	II	329056	Bihar, India
Pang Sida National Park	II	211956	Thailand
Pasoh Virgin Jungle Reserve	Ia		Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia
Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary	IV	227671	Thailand
Phu Phan National Park	II	176082	Thailand
Royal Chitwan National Park	II	292637	Nepal
Simlipal Tiger Reserve National Park	II	103465	Orissa, India
Sungai Lalang Forest Reserve Virgin Jungle Reserve	Ia		Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia
Taman Negara National Park	II	1122273	Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia
Thap Lan National Park	II	550979	Thailand
Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary	IV	45094	Thailand
Ulu Temburong National Park	II	123279	Brunei Darussalam
Way Kambas National Park	II	306926	Sumatra, Indonesia

Parasitized by
Bertiella musasabi <Unverified Name>	^[6]
Ceratophyllus argus <Unverified Name>	^[7]
Ceratophyllus indages indages <Unverified Name>	^[7]
Echinococcus granulosus (hydatid worm)	^[6]
Macrostylophora fimbriata	^[7]
Macrostylophora nandanensis	^[7]
Phthirunculus sumatranus	^[8]
Smitipsylla maseri	^[7]
Stivalius ahalae	^[7]