Tadarida aegyptiaca | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Tadarida aegyptiaca | (É. Geoffroy, 1818)
Tadarida aegyptiaca | (Geoffroy, 1818)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327666
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
Egyptian Freetailed Bat
Egyptian Guano Bat
Egyptian Nyctinome
Lomba-leji Chamchika
RRL Synonyms
Nyctinomus aegyptiaca Geoffroy, 1818; Nyctinomus tragata Dobson, 1874; Tadarida targata (Dobson, 1874); Tadarida thomasi Wroughton, 1919; Tadarida sindica Wroughton, 1919; Tadarida gossei Wroughton, 1919
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh (?), Botswana, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe (Mickleburgh et al. 2008). No confirmed record from Bangladesh. However, Khan (2001, 2015) reported this species from forest areas of Bangladesh without any locality information.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
No information is available from Bangladesh. In other parts of its range, it emerges from roost usually about half an hour after sunset. Hunt far away from its roosting sites (Nameer 2009).
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
Occurrence of this species is doubtful in Bangladesh. However, Khan (2001, 2015) and Nameer (2009) mentioned the occurrence of this species from forests areas of the country without mentioning any locality and also without any scientific evidence. Sufficient information is not available to assess this species. Thus it is categorized as Data Deficient.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Md. Kamrul Hasan
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
Tadarida aegyptiaca Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Molossidae Tadarida
Tadarida aegyptiaca Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Molossidae Tadarida