Hipposideros galeritus | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Hipposideros galeritus | Cantor, 1846
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327641
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
Phyllorhina brachyota Dobson, 1874; Phyllorhina galerita Dobson, 1876
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam (Francis et al. 2008). There is no confirmed record of this species in Bangladesh.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It inhabits in old buildings, rocks and crack in building walls (Khajuria1980). No information is available from Bangladesh. However, it roosts in a very small colonies and feeds on insects in other part of its range (Phillips 1980, 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
There is no confirmed record of this species from Bangladesh. However, Khan (2001, 2015) included this species as the most common among Leaf nosed Bat and widely distributed in Bangladesh without any scientific evidence. Sufficient information is not available to evaluate this species.
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
Hipposideros galeritus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Hipposideridae Hipposideros