Rhinopoma hardwickii | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Rhinopoma hardwickii | Gray, 1831
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327658
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
Rhinopoma hardwickei Gray, 1831
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Central and northern Africa through Arabia and southern Asia. Presence in Myanmar is doubtful (Benda et al. 2010). The occurrence of this species in Bangladesh is still doubtful. However, Khan (2001) and Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu (2012) mentioned that this species is known to be rare within the country and can be found in southwestern region specially around the Sundarbans (Khan 2001) and Khulna (Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu 2012).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is nocturnal and insectivorous. It inhabits arid and semi-arid regions. Roosting sites include trees, dry caves, old and abandoned buildings, wells and ruins.
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
Appropriate data on abundance and distribution are lacking. No other information is available to assess this species. Thus, it has been categorized as Data Deficient.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Shayer Mahmood Ibney Alam
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 (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Rhinopoma hardwickii Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Rhinopomatidae Rhinopoma