Philetor brachypterus | Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report

Taxa
Philetor brachypterus | (Temminck, 1840)
Publication
Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94281
Location
Countries in Assessment
Nepal
Country ISO code(s)
NPL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Indonesia, Nepal, New British island, New Guinea, Philippines, Western Malaysia; For detailed distribution information within South Asia, see Molur et al. 2002
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Montane forest
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2002
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
Restricted in distribution with threats to habitat due to deforestation. Habitat quality has decreased and population likely to decline in future.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2002
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Molur, S., Marimuthu, G., Srinivasulu, C., Mistry, S., Hutson, A.M., Bates, P.J.J., Walker, S., Padma Priya, K., Binu Priya, A.R. (Editors). 2002. Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report, 2002. Zoo Outreach Organisation, CBSG South Asia and WILD, Coimbatore, India.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Assessor affiliation specific
NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2012/08/Status-of-South-Asian-Chiroptera-2002.pdf
Supplementary Links

Zoo Outreach Organisation; Threatened Taxa Monitoring System; South Asian Bat Monitoring Programme

Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss, deforestation. The influence on the population not understood, not reversible and have not ceased to be a threat.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes: Recommended: Survey, ecological research; Habitat management, monitoring, public awareness
Required conservation measures:

Further information
Redlist Notes

This national-level assessment was based on information specific to the country, however some of the summary information listed above was taken from the broader regional-level assessments. Local variation in habitat, threats, and conservation measures may occur.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Philetor brachypterus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Philetor