Megaderma lyra | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Lyroderma lyra | É. Geoffroy, 1810
Megaderma lyra | E. Geoffroy, 1810
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327646
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
Greater False Vampire
Greater False Vampire Bat
Indian False Vampire Bat
Bhua Daini Badur
Bhua Daini Chamchika
RRL Synonyms
Vespertilio carnatica Elliot, 1839; Megaderma spectrum Wagner, 1844; Megaderma schistacea Hodgson, 1847
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It is found in most of South and Southeast Asia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam (Csorba et al. 2008). It is widely distributed all over the country, from coastal areas to the hilly region and countryside to the forests (Khan 2008, 2015, Aziz 2009).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It is found in a variety of habitats, including caves, abandoned buildings, tin-sheds, old forts, tombs, grain and firewood stores and narrow culverts. It is one of the earliest active bats in the country coming out of its hiding places just around the sundown and the largest amongst the insectivore bats we have. This species roosts during day in a colony of single individual to hundreds but all huddled together. It feeds on insects as well as small vertebrates including rodents, fishes, frogs, lizards, and small birds. It is known to breed during March to May (Khan 2008, 2015).
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 is common, widely distributed throughout Bangladesh and presumably has a large population. Moreover, it is tolerant to a degree of habitat modification (Csorba et al. 2008) and has no significant threat. It does not fulfill any of the criteria to qualify threatened categories. So, it has been considered as Least Concern.
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
Not Threatened in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Lyroderma lyra Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Megadermatidae Lyroderma
Megaderma lyra Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Megadermatidae Megaderma