Pipistrellus ceylonicus | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Pipistrellus ceylonicus | (Kelaart, 1852)
Pipistrellus ceylonicus | Kelaart, 1852
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327649
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Kelaart's Pipistrelle
Kelaarter Chamchika
RRL Synonyms
Scotophilus ceylonicus Kelaart, 1852; Vesperugo indicus Dobson, 1878; Pipistrellus chrysothrix Wroughton, 1899; Pipistrellus ceylonicus chrysothrix Wroughton, 1899; Pipistrellus ceylonicus subcanus Thomas, 1915
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It lives in South Asia, China and Southeast Asian countries. Recorded from CHT. However, Khan (2001) mentioned the occurrence of this species throughout Bangladesh without any locality information and also without any scientific evidence (Khan 2001).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It widely ranges from tropical thorn forests to highlands to human habitations both in urban and rural areas. Usually seen singly or in small groups in 3-4 individuals in abandoned houses, crevices, in railway bridge and culverts; also rarely in hollows in old tree trunks. Occasionally large colonies are seen in old and dilapidated monuments and tombs (Khan 2001).
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
There was doubtful occurrence of this species in Bangladesh. Recently it has been recorded from Chittagong Hill Tracts (Anik Saha pers. comm.). However, Siddiqui 1961, Khan (1982, 2001, 2015, Bates and Harrison 1997, Molur et al. 2002) mentioned this species as widely distributed in the country without any locality information.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Delip K. Das
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
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Pipistrellus ceylonicus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus
Pipistrellus ceylonicus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus