Rhinopoma muscatellum | UAE National Red List of Mammals: Marine and Terrestrial

Taxa
Rhinopoma muscatellum | Thomas, 1903
Publication
UAE National Red List of Mammals: Marine and Terrestrial
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
Earlier the taxa muscatellum Thomas, 1903 and seianum Thomas, 1913 were treated as subspecies of Rhinopoma hardwickii Gray, 1831 (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1951). Individuals from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan are considered as R. muscatellum seianum based on morphometric and molecular phylogenetic analysis (Benda et al. 2012). The nominotypic subspecies is now restricted to the Arabian Peninsula (Benda and Gaisler 2015).
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
All records are from the east of UAE, in and around the Hajar Mountains and at the rocky outcrop of Qarn Nazwa. Recorded localities include Al Ain and Jebel Hafeet (Abu Dhabi); Qarn Nazwa (Dubai); Dibba and Wadi Wurayah National Park (N.P.) (Fujairah); Al Khatt, Rams (Ras Al Khaimah); Khor Kalba (Sharjah) (Judas et al. 2018). During a bat survey of the Hajar Mountains in early 2018, a total of 36 individuals were caught at four sites (Jomat et al. 2018). In Arabia, this species is restricted to Oman and UAE (Harrison and Bates 1991). Globally, its range extends to Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan (Harrison and Bates 1991, Molur et al. 2008).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Roosts in caves and rock crevices.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
The species appears to be restricted to eastern parts of the UAE, in and around the Hajar Mountains and to Qarn Nazwa. It is assessed as Least Concern because it is widespread, relatively common, and there are no major threats. No regional adjustment is made to the Least Concern assessment.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2018
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And 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
https://www.moccae.gov.ae/assets/download/b352eff1/UNRL%20of%20Mammals%20-%20Report%202019.pdf.aspx?view=true
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No major threats are known. The increasing extent and intensity of urban lighting may have a negative impact on nocturnal flying invertebrates, the main prey base. Species in the mountains may be affected indirectly by falling water tables due to over-abstraction and reduced precipitation.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Whilst Hornby (1996) assessed the species as Data Deficient, we consider that Least Concern is probably the appropriate category in 1996.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Rhinopoma muscatellum Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Rhinopomatidae Rhinopoma