Callosciurus erythraeus (Pallas, 1779)

Pallas’s Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus (Pallas, 1779) View in CoL

Pallas’s Squirrel is mainly found in primary and secondary forests, distributed throughout North- east India. This medium sized squirrel was seen thrice at Bogoli and Dhekiajuli camp sites (Figure 3e). Pallas's Squirrel confronts threats including habitat loss due to deforestation, urbanization, poaching and predation by domestic animals. These challenges endanger their populations, necessitating conservation measures to safeguard their habitats and mitigate the conflicts. This species is a Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List and is listed as Schedule II species under Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and Appendix II in CITES ( Table 1).