Scotophilus kuhlii | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Scotophilus kuhlii | Leach, 1821
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327664
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
Scotophilus fulvus Gray, 1843; Scotophilus wroughtoni Thomas, 1897; Scotophilus temmincki wroughtoni (Thomas, 1897); Scotophilus kuhlii wroughtoni (Thomas, 1897)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
Earlier included under Scotophilus heathii Horsfield, 1831 (Tate 1942, Ellerman and MorrisonScott 1951), the taxon kuhlii Leach, 1821, is now considered distinct species (Hill 1968, Hill and Thonglongya 1972, Corbet and Hill 1992) as reported in Bates et
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor and Viet Nam (Bates et al. 2008). Widely distributed all over the country (Khan 2001, 2008).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species roosts during day in a small to large colony from few individuals to hundred (Bates and Harrison 1997). Flight is slow. It feeds on insects. Females give birth to one or two young during June-July (Sinha 1986). This species inhabits a variety of habitats from village to town. Diurnal roosts include caves, abandoned buildings, holes in walls, road culverts and railway bridges.
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 and widely distributed throughout the country. Presumably it has a large population. Moreover, it is tolerant to a degree of habitat modification (Bates et al. 2008) and has no significant threat. It does not fulfill any of the criteria to qualify threatened categories. Hence it is categorized 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
Scotophilus kuhlii Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Scotophilus