Hipposideros larvatus | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Hipposideros larvatus | (Horsfield, 1823)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327643
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
Rhinolophus larvatus Horsfield, 1823; Phyllorhina leptophylla Dobson, 1874
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 (Bates et al. 2008). Mixed evergreen forests of northeast and southeast. Also recorded from Netrokona District.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It lives in old buildings, rocks and crack in building walls (Khajuria 1980). 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
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species does not qualify any of the threatened categories. It has been categorized as Least Concern in view of its distribution in a large area, presumed large population and its tolerance to a degree of habitat modification.
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 larvatus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Hipposideridae Hipposideros