Taxon name
Taphozous melanopogon
Temminck, 1841
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Taphozous melanopogon
Temminck, 1841
Common name(s)
Black-bearded Tomb Bat, Black-bearded Sheath-tailed Bat; Kalodariwala Chamchika, Kalo Dari Gore Badur
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
Temminck, 1841
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Taphozous bicolor Temminck, 1841; Taphozous phillipenensis Waterhouse, 1845; Taphozous solifer Hollister, 1913
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
Data Deficient
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
No locality specific information is available. However, Khan (2001, 2015) mentioned it as a common and widely distributed species throughout the country and Nishat et al. (2002) reported it to be found in Panchagar and Thakurgaon region without any scientific evidence. No other information is available to assess this species. Thus, it is considered as Data Deficient.
Assessment details
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)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand (Csorba et al. 2008). There is no confirmed record of this species from Bangladesh.
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
No information on its habitat is available. However, it is nocturnal, roosts in colonies of a few to thousands of individuals in other parts of its range (Csorba et al. 2008). This species is known to occur in a wide variety of forest habitats in tropical regions, and has additionally been recorded from urban areas. It is found in hilly areas and roosts in caves, old dilapidated buildings, old forts, temples, old disused mines and tunnels (Csorba et al. 2008).
History
Data Deficient 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
