Taxon name
Pteropus giganteus
(Brünnich, 1782)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pteropus giganteus
(Brünnich, 1782)
Common name(s)
Indian Flying Fox, Flying Fox, Baro Badur
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(Brünnich, 1782)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Previously, this taxon has included as Pteropus intermedius Andersen, 1908 (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1951, Corbet and Hill 1992). This taxon belongs to the vampyrus species group and listed under Pteropus vampyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Kloss 1916, 1919; Hi
Vespertilio gigantea Brunnich, 1782; Pteropus medius Temminck, 1825; Pteropus edwardsi I. Geoffroy, 1828; Pteropus leucocephalus Hodgson, 1835; Pteropus assamensis McClelland, 1839; Pteropus ruvicollis Ogilby, 1840; Pteropus kelaarti Gray, 1871; Pteropus
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
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This is a very common species with widespread distribution. It occurs in almost all habitat ranges, has a tolerance of a degree of habitat modification. Although the population size and trends have not been quantified or estimated, the population size is not believed to approach the thresholds of any of the threatened categories. Thus the species is listed as Least Concern.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Sajeda Begum
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)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species is largely found in South Asia, but also occurs in adjacent China and Southeast Asia. In South Asia it is widely distributed from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan to Sri Lanka (Molur et al. 2008). It has been recorded from sea level to an elevation of 2,000 m above sea level. In Southeast Asia, it is present in western Myanmar with Cambodian records being apparently erroneous (Kock 2000). Widely distributed all over the country.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Large groups of individuals roost in trees such as banyan, fig, and tamarind. This species is nocturnal, crepuscular and arboreal. It is a social species and roosts in large colonies of hundreds to thousands of individuals on large trees in rural and urban areas, close to agricultural fields, ponds and by the side of roads. It is mostly frugivorous and feeds on a wide variety of fruits and flowers, both wild and cultivated. At dusk, these bats forage for ripe and fleshy fruits. It travels long distances, up to 150 km to and from its roost.
History
Not Threatened in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
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
