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NRLD - 327648 | Myotis formosus

Assessment ID
327648
Taxon name
Myotis formosus
(Hodgson, 1835)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Myotis formosus
(Hodgson, 1835)
Common name(s)
Hodgson's Bat, Copper-winged Bat, Tamatey Chamchika
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Myotis
Species
formosus
Species authority
(Hodgson, 1835)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Vespertilio formosa Hodgson, 1835; Kerivoula pallida Blyth, 1863; Vespertilio auratus Dobson, 1871; Myotis formosus (Dobson, 1871); Vespertilio dobsoni Andersen, 1881; Vespertilio andersoni Trouessart, 1897; Myotis formosus (Touessart, 1897)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
There is a doubt about the occurrence of this species in Bangladesh. Khan (2001, 2015) and Nameer (2009) mentioned the occurrence of this species from northeastern part of Bangladesh without any locality information. However, Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu (2005) excluded this species from their checklist. Sufficient information is not available to assess this species. Thus categorized it as Data Deficient.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Md. Kamrul Hasan
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; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Lao PDR, Nepal, Philippines and Taiwan (Francis et al. 2008). Northeast of Bangladesh (Khan 2001, 2015, Nameer 2009) though need to confirm its existence with scientific evidence.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Only heads are visible in roost sites as their body being hidden by the leaves. Breeds during July. This species is known to inhabit hill forests (Nameer 2009).
History
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232