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Megaderma lyra | Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
Zoo Outreach Organisation; Threatened Taxa Monitoring System; South Asian Bat Monitori
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Threats listed in assessment
Exploitation, illegal trade for food, human interference, renovation of old temples, quarrying, human habitation, habitat disturbance. The influence on the population well understood, not reversible and have not ceased to be a threat.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India; Tadoba-Andhari TR, Radhanagari WLS, Maharastra; Kawal WLS, Andhra Pradesh; Orang NP, Assam; Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam TR, Andhra Pradesh
Conservation measures notes: Recommended: Survey; Monitoring, public awareness
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India; Tadoba-Andhari TR, Radhanagari WLS, Maharastra; Kawal WLS, Andhra Pradesh; Orang NP, Assam; Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam TR, Andhra Pradesh
Redlist Notes
This national-level assessment was based on information specific to the country, however some of the summary information listed above was taken from the broader regional-level assessments. Local variation in habitat, threats, and conservation measures may