Eptesicus serotinus | Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report

Taxa
Eptesicus serotinus | Schreber, 1774
Eptesicus serotinus | (Schreber, 1774)
Publication
Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94100
Location
Countries in Assessment
Pakistan
Country ISO code(s)
PAK
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Serotine Thick-eared Bat
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
W Europe through S. Asiatic Russia to Himalayas, Thailand and China, north to Korea, Taiwan, S. England, N. Africa, most islands in Mediterranean; perhaps sub-Saharan Africa, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, Afghanistan (Himalayan tracts). ; For detailed distribution information within South Asia, see Molur et al. 2002
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Caves and cracks in rocks, rocky riverines, montane.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2002
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Although widely distributed, habitat change and destruction could have an impact on the populations in the future. The species is not vert common and due to its patchy distribution it is Near Threatened.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2002
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Molur, S., Marimuthu, G., Srinivasulu, C., Mistry, S., Hutson, A.M., Bates, P.J.J., Walker, S., Padma Priya, K., Binu Priya, A.R. (Editors). 2002. Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report, 2002. Zoo Outreach Organisation, CBSG South Asia and WILD, Coimbatore, India.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Assessor affiliation specific
NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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.nationalredlist.org/files/2012/08/Status-of-South-Asian-Chiroptera-2002.pdf
Supplementary Links

Zoo Outreach Organisation; Threatened Taxa Monitoring System; South Asian Bat Monitoring Programme

Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Exploitation, traditional medicine in Assam, habitat destruction. Threats are well understood, are reversible but have not ceased.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Nepal; Makalu Barun NP
Conservation measures notes: Recommended: Survey, ecology research; Monitoring, habitat management
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Nepal; Makalu Barun NP

Further information
Redlist Notes

This national-level assessment was based on information specific to the country, however some of the summary information listed above was taken from the broader regional-level assessments. Local variation in habitat, threats, and conservation measures may occur.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Eptesicus serotinus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Eptesicus
Eptesicus serotinus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Eptesicus