Megaderma spasma | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Megaderma spasma | (Linnaeus, 1758)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327647
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
Vespertilio spasma Linnaeus, 1758; Megaderma horsfieldii Blyth, 1863
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam (Csorba et al. 2008). Only known from Chittagong Hill Tracts. However, Khan (2001, 2015) mentioned it as a widely distributed species throughout the country.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It has been recorded from a cave. Elsewhere, it is found in humid areas and dense tropical moist forest. It roosts in small colonies in caves, old and disused buildings, temples, hollows in large trees and disused mines (Molur et al. 2002). It has a low and fast flight. Feeds on lepidopterans, coleopterans, hymenopterans and other insects.
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
This species had a doubtful occurrence in Bangladesh. However, Khan (2001, 2015) mentioned the occurrence of this species in Bangladesh without any locality information. Recently this species with photographic evidence has been know from Chittagong Hill Tracts (Anik Saha pers. com) 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
Not assessed yet by IUCN Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Megaderma spasma Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Megadermatidae Megaderma