Triaenops persicus | UAE National Red List of Mammals: Marine and Terrestrial

Taxa
Triaenops persicus | Dobson, 1871
Publication
UAE National Red List of Mammals: Marine and Terrestrial
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
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
Taxonomic Notes
See Benda and Vallo (2009) for a complete revision of the genus.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species was last recorded in the UAE in 1953 when a few specimens were collected in falaj (irrigation) tunnels at Buraimi Oasis, Al Ain (Harrison 1955). There was one possible sound recording in July/Aug 2017 at Ain Al Waal at the base of Jebel Hafeet (J. Judas pers. comm. 2018). The species is widely distributed in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, and South Asia (Monadjem et al. 2017c).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
The only UAE specimens were caught in falaj tunnels. The 2017 report was from a cave.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
This species was last recorded in the UAE in 1953 from the Buraimi Oasis area, Al Ain, and there is a possible record from south of Al Ain from 2018 that requires confirmation. The species is assessed as Data Deficient because the last confirmed records date from 1953 and there is only one possible record in recent times. No regional adjustment is made to the Data Deficient assessment.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2018
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And 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
https://www.moccae.gov.ae/assets/download/b352eff1/UNRL%20of%20Mammals%20-%20Report%202019.pdf.aspx?view=true
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Unknown. The increasing extent and intensity of urban lighting may have a negative impact on nocturnal flying invertebrates, the main prey base. Species in the mountains may be affected indirectly by falling water tables due to over-abstraction and reduced precipitation.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
The backcasted 1996 assessment for this species is Data Deficient which matches the listing given by Hornby (1996).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Triaenops persicus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Hipposideridae Triaenops