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NRLD - 94478 | Sphaerias blanfordi

Assessment ID
94478
Taxon name
Sphaerias blanfordi
(Thomas, 1891)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sphaerias blanfordi
(Thomas, 1891)
Common name(s)
Blanford's Fruit Bat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
pteropodidae
Genus
Sphaerias
Species
blanfordi
Species authority
(Thomas, 1891)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
South Asia
Scope (of the Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Nepal
India
Pakistan
Myanmar
Viet Nam
Thailand
Indonesia
Philippines (the)
Singapore
Country ISO code(s)
NPL
IND
PAK
MMR
VNM
THA
IDN
PHL
SGP
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Although widely distributed, bamboo forests are under pressure for commercial harvest. Hence the species may suffer population decline in future, if not already declining.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2002
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Molur, S., Marimuthu, G., Srinivasulu, C., Mistry, S., Hutson, A.M., Bates, P.J.J., Walker, S., Padma Priya, K., Binu Priya, A.R. (Editors). 2002. Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report, 2002. Zoo Outreach Organisation, CBSG South Asia and WILD, Coimbatore, India.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
South Asian Chiroptera.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal ; For detailed distribution information within South Asia, see Molur et al. 2002
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2002
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Bamboo forests
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss, harvest of bamboo
Publication
Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
Molur, S., G. Marimuthu, C. Srinivasulu, S. Mistry, A.M. Hutson, P.J.J. Bates, S. Walker, K. Padma Priya and A.R. Binu Priya, editors. 2002. Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report. Zoo Outreach Organisation, CBSG South Asia and WILD, Coimbatore, India.