Small Mammal Mail - Bi-Annual Newsletter of CCINSA & RISCINSA 14 Volume 4, Number 2, December 2012 14 On the Occurrence of the Large Brown Flying Squirrel (Petaurista philippensis) in Andhra Pradesh, India Rachakonda Sreekar 1,2 , C. Srinivasulu 3* , Ashwin Naidu 4 and Imran Siddiqi 5 The Large Brown Flying Squirrel ( Petaurista philippensis ) is a globally least concern (LC) species but has been assessed as near threatened (NT) species in South Asia (Walston et al. 2008; Molur et al. 2005). The global range of this species is in China, India, Lao (People's Democratic Republic), Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Taiwan (Province of China), Thailand and Viet Nam (Fig. 1) and within India it has been reported from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu (Fig. 1). This species is known to inhabit the tropical and subtropical dry deciduous, tropical and subtropical moist deciduous and semi evergreen to evergreen forests (Molur et al. 2005). In Andhra Pradesh, this species has been sighted by one of us (CS) from five locations in the forests within the Godavari river basin in Karimnagar and Warangal districts between 1997 and 2000. The locations in the Karimnagar district were highly disturbed forests and the places where the species has been sighted is highly degraded forest now (recent surveys conducted were in mid-2010 to mid-2011). The other locations in Warangal district are in the Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary that has good forested tracts still remaining and the promises to hold populations of this species, however, it has not been sighted since last decade. The report of this species from Eastern Ghats in Visakhapatnam district is based on sightings in late 1980s (S. S. Saha pers. comm.) and there has been no recent reports since long. All these sightings have been included by Molur et al. (2005), but Walston et al. (2008) retained only Visakhapatnam in its range within Andhra Pradesh. Perhaps, it was deemed that the reports of this species from the Godavari river basin as improbable due to lack of any reliable evidence (like a photograph or a specimen). This species has been sighted on three different occasions at Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh in 2007. The first sighting was that of a dead specimen (Fig. 2) on 5 June 2007 at 1730 hrs. at Maisamma Loddhi (Fig. 3), near Kawal village. Careful examination of the specimen revealed no bodily injuries excepting scraped skin on the head 1 Biodiversity Research and Conservation Society, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh. 2 Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan, China. 3 Wildlife Biology and Taxonomy Laboratory, Dept. of Zoology, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 4 Conservation Genetics Laboratory, School of Natural Resources, Tucson, USA. 5 Hyderabad Tiger Conservation Society, Hyderabad. * Corresponding author: hyd2masawa@gmail.com; csrinivasulu@osmaniawildlife.org Fig 1. Global distribution of Large Brown Flying Squirrel Petaurista philippensis (after Walston et al. 2008). Fig 2. Specimen of Large Brown Flying Squirrel Petaurista philippensis encountered at Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh (Note the head injury)
Small Mammal Mail - Bi-Annual Newsletter of CCINSA & RISCINSA 15 Volume 4, Number 2, December 2012 15 (Fig. 2). We assume that the flying squirrel had died due to a heavy hit on the skull, possibly from a falling branch. Later, this species was twice sighted in late 2007 from the same vicinity. The Large Brown Flying Squirrel is an arboreal and nocturnal and crepuscular animal. The sightings of this species has been limited, at least in the Godavari river basin of Andhra Pradesh, due to limitations of conducting night surveys due to naxalism threat and all the sightings have been opportunistic. This species’ distribution in Andhra Pradesh is from the Highland Moist to Dry Deciduous forests of the Eastern Deccan Plateau region (Olston & Dinerstein 1998) and future surveys will yield more evidence of its presence here. Acknowledgements CS acknowledges DBT, Government of India for research grant and facilities extended by Osmania University, Hyderabad. Thanks to Aditya Srinivasulu for help with mapping. References Molur, S., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Walker, S., Nameer, P. O. and Ravikumar, L. (2005). Status of non-volant small mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P) workshop report . Zoo Outreach Organisation / CBSG-South Asia., Coimbatore, India. Olson, D.M. and Dinerstein, E. (1998) . The global 200: a representation approach to conserving the Earth's most biologically valuable ecoregions. Conservation Biology 12: y 12: 502-515. Walston, J., Duckworth, J. W. and Molur, S. (2008). Petaurista philippensis . In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 February 2012. Fig 3. Distribution of Large Brown Flying Squirrel Petaurista philippensis in Andhra Pradesh; sighting records (yellow circles) and specimen-based record (red circle), 1 – Jyothimamidi, Vishakapatnam district, 2 – Tadwai, Warangal district, 3 & 4 – Sarvai & Venkatapuram, Warangal district, 5 – Azamnagar, Karimnagar district, 6 – Chintakani, Karimnagar district, and 7 – Maisamma Loddhi, Adilabad district; State borders in red, Eastern Deccan Plateau border in yellow, districts in which the species has been sighted hatched green. Book on Indian Mammals by M.S. Pradhan & S.S. Talmale
On the Occurrence of the Large Brown Flying Squirrel (Petaurista
philippensis) in Andhra Pradesh, India
Rachakonda Sreekar1,2, C. Srinivasulu3*, Ashwin Naidu4 and Imran Siddiqi5
The Large Brown Flying Squirrel
(Petaurista philippensis) is a globally
least concern (LC) species but has
been assessed as near threatened
(NT) species in South Asia (Walston et
al. 2008; Molur et al. 2005). The
global range of this species is in
China, India, Lao (People's Democratic
Republic), Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Taiwan
(Province of China), Thailand and Viet
Nam (Fig. 1) and within India it has
been reported from Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat,
Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and
Tamil Nadu (Fig. 1). This species is
known to inhabit the tropical and
subtropical dry deciduous, tropical and
subtropical moist deciduous and semi
evergreen to evergreen forests (Molur
et al. 2005).
In Andhra Pradesh, this species has
been sighted by one of us (CS) from
five locations in the forests within the
Godavari river basin in Karimnagar
and Warangal districts between 1997
and 2000. The locations in the
Karimnagar district were highly
disturbed forests and the places where
the species has been sighted is highly
degraded forest now (recent surveys
conducted were in mid-2010 to
mid-2011). The other locations in
Warangal district are in the
Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary that
has good forested tracts still
remaining and the promises to hold
populations of this species, however, it
has not been sighted since last
decade. The report of this species
from Eastern Ghats in Visakhapatnam
district is based on sightings in late
1980s (S. S. Saha pers. comm.) and
there has been no recent reports since
long. All these sightings have been
included by Molur et al. (2005), but
Walston et al. (2008) retained only
Visakhapatnam in its range within
Andhra Pradesh. Perhaps, it was
deemed that the reports of this
species from the Godavari river basin
as improbable due to lack of any
reliable evidence (like a photograph or
a specimen).
This species has been sighted on three
different occasions at Kawal Wildlife
Sanctuary, Adilabad district, Andhra
Pradesh in 2007. The first sighting
was that of a dead specimen (Fig. 2)
on 5 June 2007 at 1730 hrs. at
Maisamma Loddhi (Fig. 3), near Kawal
village. Careful examination of the
specimen revealed no bodily injuries
excepting scraped skin on the head
14
Fig 1. Global distribution of Large Brown Flying Squirrel Petaurista philippensis
(after Walston et al. 2008).
Fig 2. Specimen of Large Brown Flying Squirrel Petaurista philippensis
encountered at Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh (Note the head injury)
1
Biodiversity Research and Conservation Society, Secunderabad, Andhra
Pradesh. 2 Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Yunnan, China. 3 Wildlife Biology and Taxonomy Laboratory, Dept. of Zoology,
Osmania University, Hyderabad. 4 Conservation Genetics Laboratory, School of
Natural Resources, Tucson, USA. 5 Hyderabad Tiger Conservation Society,
Hyderabad. *Corresponding author: hyd2masawa@gmail.com;
csrinivasulu@osmaniawildlife.org
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have been opportunistic. This species’
distribution in Andhra Pradesh is from
the Highland Moist to Dry Deciduous
forests of the Eastern Deccan Plateau
region (Olston & Dinerstein 1998) and
future surveys will yield more
evidence of its presence here.
Acknowledgements
CS acknowledges DBT, Government of
India for research grant and facilities
extended by Osmania University,
Hyderabad. Thanks to Aditya
Srinivasulu for help with mapping.
Fig 3. Distribution of Large Brown Flying Squirrel Petaurista philippensis in
Andhra Pradesh; sighting records (yellow circles) and specimen-based record
(red circle), 1 – Jyothimamidi, Vishakapatnam district, 2 – Tadwai, Warangal
district, 3 & 4 – Sarvai & Venkatapuram, Warangal district, 5 – Azamnagar,
Karimnagar district, 6 – Chintakani, Karimnagar district, and 7 – Maisamma
Loddhi, Adilabad district; State borders in red, Eastern Deccan Plateau border in
yellow, districts in which the species has been sighted hatched green.
(Fig. 2). We assume that the flying
squirrel had died due to a heavy hit on
the skull, possibly from a falling
branch. Later, this species was twice
sighted in late 2007 from the same
vicinity.
The Large Brown Flying Squirrel is an
arboreal and nocturnal and
crepuscular animal. The sightings of
this species has been limited, at least
in the Godavari river basin of Andhra
Pradesh, due to limitations of
conducting night surveys due to
naxalism threat and all the sightings
References
Molur, S., Srinivasulu, C.,
Srinivasulu, B., Walker, S.,
Nameer, P. O. and Ravikumar, L.
(2005). Status of non-volant small
mammals: Conservation Assessment
and Management Plan (C.A.M.P)
workshop report. Zoo Outreach
Organisation / CBSG-South Asia.,
Coimbatore, India.
Olson, D.M. and Dinerstein, E.
(1998). The global 200: a
representation approach to conserving
the Earth's most biologically valuable
ecoregions. Conservation Biology
iology 12:
502-515.
Walston, J., Duckworth, J. W. and
Molur, S. (2008). Petaurista
philippensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red
List of Threatened Species.
Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
Book on Indian Mammals
by M.S. Pradhan & S.S. Talmale
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