Pipistrellus coromandra | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Pipistrellus coromandra | (Gray, 1838)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327650
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
Sctophilus coromandra Gray, 1838; Vespertilio coromandelicus Blyth, 1851; Myotis parvipes Blyth, 1853; Vesperugo blythii Wagner, 1855; Vesperugo nicobaricus Fitzinger, 1861; Scotophilus coromandelianus Blyth, 1863; Pipistrellus coromandra Gaisler, 1870; V
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
This taxon belongs to the coromandra subgroup of pipistrellus species group. Earlier this taxon included aladdin Thomas, 1905 (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1951). Gaisler (1970) proposed the nomen afghanus to represent forms from Pakistan and Afghanistan (
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
South and Southeast Asia; Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar (West), Nepal, Pakistan (Sind), Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam (Csorba et al. 2008). This species is distributed all over the country.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is nocturnal, crepuscular and arboreal. It roosts in trees, crevices and cracks in walls, hollows and ceilings of corrugated iron sheet covered and thatched houses, tiles of huts, old buildings, temples, under bark and in holes of large trees, signboards, tree hollows in small groups of few individuals (Khan 1987, Bates and Harrison 1997). Insectivore and hunts on flies, ants and other small insects. Usually two young ones are born per litter (Bates and Harrison 1997).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is a very common with widespread distribution and has a presumed large population. It occurs in almost all habitat ranges, has a tolerance of a degree of habitat modification. Although the population size and trends have not been quantified or estimated, the population size is not believed to approach the thresholds of any of the threatened categories. Thus, it has been categorized as Least Concern.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Sajeda Begum
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 Threatened in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Pipistrellus coromandra Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus