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NRLD - 327645 | Kerivoula picta

Assessment ID
327645
Taxon name
Kerivoula picta
(Pallas, 1767)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Kerivoula picta
(Pallas, 1767)
Common name(s)
Painted Bat, Painted Woolly Bat, Komala-badami Chamchika
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Kerivoula
Species
picta
Species authority
(Pallas, 1767)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Vespertilio pictus Pallas, 1767; Vespertilio kirivoula Cuvier, 1832
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
The specific information on its distribution, population and abundance is not known. The only locality specific information is available from Dhaka Division. So, it is justified as Data Deficient.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Khadija Rawshan
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, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia (Bali, Jawa, Kalimantan, Maluku, Sumatera), Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam (Hutson et al. 2008). It is reported from Dhaka Division (23°42´ N & 90°22´ E) (Blanford 1891, Bates and Harrison 1997). However, Khan (2015) reported it as an uncommon species and found in all forests of the country without any locality information.
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
This species is nocturnal and insectivorous. It roosts individually or in pairs. Flight is moth like through low foliage in the forests. It breeds from June to August (Nameer 2009). It is found under dry leaves of banana, tall dry grass, disused weaver bird nests and in sugar cane fields bordering forests (Nameer 2009, Hutson et al. 2008).
History
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (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