Eonycteris spelaea | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Eonycteris spelaea | (Dobson, 1871)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327637
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
RRL Synonyms
Macroglossuss pelaeus Dobson, 1871; Eonycteris spelaea Jentink, 1889 subspecies rosenbergii; Eonycteris spelaea Lawrence, 1939 subspecies glandifera; Eonycteris bernsteini Tate, 1942; Eonycteris spelaea Maharadatunkamsi and Kitchener, 1997 subspecies winn
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It is known to occur in Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam (Francis et al. 2008). It has so far been recorded from inside a very denuded mixed evergreen forest that hosts the Kudum Cave within Teknaf Range of the Cox's Bazar Forest Division (Khan 2013). It may be found in other caves in Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
In Bangladesh it is recorded from a warm and humid wet cave having a tiny water course running from the end of the cave towards the stream outside (Khan 2013). Elsewhere, it is found in humid areas and dense tropical moist forest. It roosts in small colonies in caves, old and disused buildings, temples, hollows in large trees and disused mines (Molur et al. 2002). It has a low and fast flight. Feeds on Lepidopterans, Coleopterans, Hymenopterans and other insects but does not feed on vertebrates. One young is born between April and June (Francis 2008).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Only recorded from the Kudum Cave of Teknaf in the Cox's Bazar District (Khan 2013). Sufficient information is not available to assess this species. Thus, it is categorized as Data Deficient.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Md. Kamrul Hasan
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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/
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Not assessed yet (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Eonycteris spelaea Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae Eonycteris