The Status of Nepal's Mammals: The National Red List Series - IUCN

Legal Status
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029
(1973).
National Distribution
This species occurs in lowlands of eastern Nepal,
121) Belomys pearsonii (Gray, 1842)
Common Names
Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel (English); Jhuse
Rajpankhi Lokharke (Nepali)
possibly including within the Koshi Tappu Wildlife
Reserve, however this needs confirmation.
Distribution outside Nepal
India.
References
Duff and Lawson 2004, Molur et al. 2005, Baral and Shah 2008.
Synonyms
Sciuropetrus villosus (Blyth, 1847); Sciuropetus
pearsonii, Trogopterus pearsonii (Gray, 1842); Belomys
trichotis, Belomys pearsonii trichotis, Trogopterus
pearsonii trichotis (Thomas, 1908)
Species Description
Top of body dark to red-brown, grizzled with hairs
white-tipped and white at the bottom. Parachute
evidently darker than the sides, mostly black.
Species Ecology
The Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel may be confined to
forested areas. The main sources of food are leaves,
fruits, nuts, other plant material and insects.
Conservation Status
Global: Data Deficient
National: Data Deficient
Rationale for assessment: There is insufficient
information available to make an accurate
assessment of the extinction risk of this species in
Nepal.
Legal Status
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029
(1973). This species occurs within protected areas.
National Distribution
This species occurs from a single location within
Rara National Park, one of the smallest protected
areas having an area of only 106 km 2 . Previously
recorded in Chitwan National Park.
Distribution outside Nepal
Bhutan, China, India, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Taiwan
Province of China, Thailand, Viet Nam.
Main Threats
• Habitat loss.
• Forest fires.
• Monoculture plantations.
• Hunting for local consumption.
References
Lee and Liao 1998, Molur et al. 2005, Baral and Shah 2008, Smith and Xie 2008.
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