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NRLD - 170442 | Hipposideros lankadiva

Assessment ID
170442
Taxon name
Hipposideros lankadiva
Kelaart, 1850
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Hipposideros lankadiva
Kelaart, 1850
Common name(s)
E: Great leafnosed bat; S: Maha Pathnehe-vavula
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
hipposideridae
Genus
Hipposideros
Species
lankadiva
Species authority
Kelaart, 1850
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sri Lanka
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
B1ab(iii)
Assessment details
Year assessed
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Prof. Devaka Weerakoon & Dr. Siril Wijesundara (editors)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.cea.lk/web/images/pdf/redlist2012.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora
MOE 2012. The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476pp