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

Taxa
Hipposideros speoris | (Schneider, 1800)
Publication
Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94123
Location
Countries in Assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Endemic to South Asia (India, Sri Lanka); 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
Dry and forested areas, caves, temples, abandoned buildings.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2002
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Widely distributed and very common endemic bat.
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, 20
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 Monitori

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss, stone quarrying, chemical spraying, renovation of temples in southern India. It is hunted for medicine/food in some villages in Tamil Nadu. The influence of threats on the population well understood, not reversible and have not ceased.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India; Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam TR, Andhra Pradesh
Conservation measures notes: Recommended: Survey studies genetic research, life history, ecological and habitat studies;
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India; Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam TR, Andhra Pradesh

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

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Hipposideros speoris Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Hipposideridae Hipposideros