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

Taxa
Rhinolophus rouxii | Temminck, 1835
Publication
Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94427
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
India, Nepal, Nothern Myanmar, 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
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2002
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened
Assessment status abreviation
NT
Assessment rationale/justification
Caves are threatened due to tourism and there is a suspected decline in population numbers.
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
Human interference, alien invasive species, competition from fruit bats, habitat loss. The influence on the population not understood, not reversible and have not ceased to be a threat.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India; Dandeli WLS, Karnataka; Karnala WLS, Maharashtra; Kanha NP, Madhya Pradesh; Indravati NP, Chhattisgarh
Conservation measures notes: Recommended: Survey; Monitoring
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India; Dandeli WLS, Karnataka; Karnala WLS, Maharashtra; Kanha NP, Madhya Pradesh; Indravati NP, Chhattisgarh

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
Rhinolophus rouxii Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus