Taxon name
Triaenops persicus
Dobson, 1871
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Triaenops persicus
Dobson, 1871
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
Dobson, 1871
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
See Benda and Vallo (2009) for a complete revision of the genus.
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
United Arab Emirates (the)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
United Arab Emirates (the)
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
This species was last recorded in the UAE in 1953 from the Buraimi Oasis area, Al Ain, and there is a possible record from south of Al Ain from 2018 that requires confirmation. The species is assessed as Data Deficient because the last confirmed records date from 1953 and there is only one possible record in recent times. No regional adjustment is made to the Data Deficient assessment.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And 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
https://www.moccae.gov.ae/assets/download/b352eff1/UNRL%20of%20Mammals%20-%20Report%202019.pdf.aspx?view=true
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species was last recorded in the UAE in 1953 when a few specimens were collected in falaj (irrigation) tunnels at Buraimi Oasis, Al Ain (Harrison 1955). There was one possible sound recording in July/Aug 2017 at Ain Al Waal at the base of Jebel Hafeet (J. Judas pers. comm. 2018). The species is widely distributed in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, and South Asia (Monadjem et al. 2017c).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
The only UAE specimens were caught in falaj tunnels. The 2017 report was from a cave.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Unknown. The increasing extent and intensity of urban lighting may have a negative impact on nocturnal flying invertebrates, the main prey base. Species in the mountains may be affected indirectly by falling water tables due to over-abstraction and reduced precipitation.
History
The backcasted 1996 assessment for this species is Data Deficient which matches the listing given by Hornby (1996).
Publication
Mallon, D., Hilton-Taylor, C., Allen, D., & Harding, K. (2019). UAE National Red List of Mammals: Marine and Terrestrial. A report to the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates (p. 41). IUCN Global Species Programme. https://bit.ly/2RdZCQR
