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NRLD - 327658 | Rhinopoma hardwickii

Assessment ID
327658
Taxon name
Rhinopoma hardwickii
Gray, 1831
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rhinopoma hardwickii
Gray, 1831
Common name(s)
Lesser Mouse-tailed Bat, Chhoto Indur-Lenji Badur
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
rhinopomatidae
Genus
Rhinopoma
Species
hardwickii
Species authority
Gray, 1831
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Rhinopoma hardwickei Gray, 1831
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
Appropriate data on abundance and distribution are lacking. No other information is available to assess this species. Thus, it has been categorized as Data Deficient.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Shayer Mahmood Ibney Alam
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
Central and northern Africa through Arabia and southern Asia. Presence in Myanmar is doubtful (Benda et al. 2010). The occurrence of this species in Bangladesh is still doubtful. However, Khan (2001) and Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu (2012) mentioned that this species is known to be rare within the country and can be found in southwestern region specially around the Sundarbans (Khan 2001) and Khulna (Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu 2012).
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 inhabits arid and semi-arid regions. Roosting sites include trees, dry caves, old and abandoned buildings, wells and ruins.
History
Not assessed (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