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NRLD - 327642 | Hipposideros lankadiva

Assessment ID
327642
Taxon name
Hipposideros lankadiva
Kelaart, 1850
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Hipposideros lankadiva
Kelaart, 1850
Common name(s)
Indian Leaf-nosed Bat, Indian Roundleaf Bat, Local Name: Guhabashi Patanak Chamchika
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
hipposideridae
Genus
Hipposideros
Species
lankadiva
Species authority
Kelaart, 1850
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Hipposideros indus Andersen, 1918; Hipposideros schistaceus Andersen, 1918
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This species had a doubtful occurrence in Bangladesh. However, Khan (2001) mentioned its occurrence from the Sundarbans and adjacent areas without any scientific evidence. Recently the confirmed record of this species with photographic evidence has been known from Netrokona District. No other information is available to evaluate this species.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Mohammad Firoj Jaman
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bangladesh, India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Orissa, Rajasthan, West Bengal), Sri Lanka. The confirmed record of this species with photographic evidence has only been known from Netrokona District. However, Khan (2001, 2015) reported this species from the Sundarbans and adjacent areas without any scientific evidence.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It lives in old buildings, old temples and disused tunnels. This bat roosts in small (50 individuals) to very large (several thousand individuals) colonies. However, it is colonial, gregarious, nocturnal insectivores, early and high flyer. Breeds once a year and gives birth to a single young after a gestation period of 260 days (Bates and Harrison 1997).
History
Not evaluated by IUCN Bangladesh in 2000 (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232