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NRLD - 327665 | Scotozous dormeri

Assessment ID
327665
Taxon name
Scotozous dormeri
Dobson, 1875
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Scotozous dormeri
Dobson, 1875
Common name(s)
Dormer's Bat, Dormer's Pipistrelle, Dormarer Chamchika
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Scotozous
Species
dormeri
Species authority
Dobson, 1875
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Pipistrellus dormeri (Dobson, 1875); Pipistrellus dormeridormeri (Dobson, 1875); Pipistrellus dormeri caurinus (Thomas, 1915); Scotozous dormeri caurinus Thomas, 1915
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
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This species has been categorized as Least Concern in the view of its wide distribution throughout the country (Khan 2015), tolerance of a degree of habitat modification and presumed large population.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
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)
Endemic to region
No
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Widely distributed throughout the country (Khan 2015).
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 inhabits close to man-made structures and vegetations (Khan 2001). It prefers old buildings, temples, tombs and tree holes (Nameer 2009). This species is nocturnal and flight comparatively slow. It hunts relatively close to its roost. It is known to drink water from ponds and lakes. Feeds on small insects (Bates and Harrison 1997).
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