Taxon name
Scotophilus kuhlii
Leach, 1821
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Scotophilus kuhlii
Leach, 1821
Common name(s)
Lesser Asiatic Yellow House Bat, Lesser Asiatic Yellow Bat, Lesser Asian House Bat, Choto Holdey Chamchika
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
Leach, 1821
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
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
Scotophilus fulvus Gray, 1843; Scotophilus wroughtoni Thomas, 1897; Scotophilus temmincki wroughtoni (Thomas, 1897); Scotophilus kuhlii wroughtoni (Thomas, 1897)
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 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.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Md. Kamrul Hasan
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
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).
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
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.
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
