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NRLD - 327659 | Rhinopoma microphyllum

Assessment ID
327659
Taxon name
Rhinopoma microphyllum
(Brünnich, 1782)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rhinopoma microphyllum
(Brünnich, 1782)
Common name(s)
Greater Mouse-tailed Bat, Indur-leja Chamchika
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
rhinopomatidae
Genus
Rhinopoma
Species
microphyllum
Species authority
(Brünnich, 1782)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Vespertilio microphyllus Brünnich, 1782; Rhinopoma hadithaensis Khajuria, 1988
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
No specific locations are known. However, Khan (2001) mentioned a wide distribution of this species throughout the country without any locality information. No other information is available to assess this species. Thus it is categorized as Data Deficient.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Shayer Mahmood Ibney Alam
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
Widespread across northern Africa and the Middle East, across India with unconfirmed reports in Thailand and Sumatra (Indonesia). Khan (2001) mentioned a wide distribution of this species throughout the country without any locality information or any scientific evidence that could prove its occurrence in Bangladesh.
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
A species of arid areas. Roosts in crevices, small caves, mines, underground tunnels, wells, old monuments and buildings with low relative humidity and light. Lives in large colonies, sometimes with over a thousand individuals. Insectivorous and diet varies depending on the time of year and the location.
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