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NRLD - 263635 | Rhinolophus alcyone

Assessment ID
263635
Taxon name
Rhinolophus alcyone
Temminck, 1852
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rhinolophus alcyone
Temminck, 1852
Common name(s)
Halcyon Horseshoe Bat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
microchiroptera
Family
rhinolophidae
Genus
Rhinolophus
Species
alcyone
Species authority
Temminck, 1852
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Uganda
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Uganda
Country ISO code(s)
UGA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Thorn and Kerbis 2009 only records presence in Budongo FR. But records from 1990s show presence also in Kibale and Mabira FRs. Cavity roosting bats, in small numbers, but because of the specialized roosting requirements could see populations destroyed by selective extraction of dry wood
Assessment details
Year assessed
2016
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Dr Robert Kityo; Sarah Prinsloo; Sam Ayebare; Dr Andrew Plumptre; Aggrey Rwetsiba; Waswa Sadic; Solomon Sebuliba; Herbert Tushabe
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2016/03/National-Redlist-for-Uganda.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Budongo Forest Reserve, Mabira Forest Reserve, Kalinzu Forest Reserve, Kabeyi Cave (Eastern Uganda)
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Cavities in tropical moist forests
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Affected by forest loss, but roosts within dry wood preferentially selected as fuel source
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Behangana, M., Prinsloo, S., Plumptre, A., Tushabe, H., Ayebare, S., Sekisambu, R. and Conslate, A. 2016. Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda. WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society).