Taxon name
Eonycteris spelaea
(Dobson, 1871)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Eonycteris spelaea
(Dobson, 1871)
Common name(s)
Dawn Bat, Common Dawn Bat, Common Nectar Bat, Lesser Dawn Bat, Provati Badur
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(Dobson, 1871)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Macroglossuss pelaeus Dobson, 1871; Eonycteris spelaea Jentink, 1889 subspecies rosenbergii; Eonycteris spelaea Lawrence, 1939 subspecies glandifera; Eonycteris bernsteini Tate, 1942; Eonycteris spelaea Maharadatunkamsi and Kitchener, 1997 subspecies winn
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
Only recorded from the Kudum Cave of Teknaf in the Cox's Bazar District (Khan 2013). Sufficient information is not available to assess this species. Thus, it is categorized as Data Deficient.
Assessment details
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)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It is known to occur in Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam (Francis et al. 2008). It has so far been recorded from inside a very denuded mixed evergreen forest that hosts the Kudum Cave within Teknaf Range of the Cox's Bazar Forest Division (Khan 2013). It may be found in other caves in Chittagong Hill Tracts.
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
In Bangladesh it is recorded from a warm and humid wet cave having a tiny water course running from the end of the cave towards the stream outside (Khan 2013). Elsewhere, it is found in humid areas and dense tropical moist forest. It roosts in small colonies in caves, old and disused buildings, temples, hollows in large trees and disused mines (Molur et al. 2002). It has a low and fast flight. Feeds on Lepidopterans, Coleopterans, Hymenopterans and other insects but does not feed on vertebrates. One young is born between April and June (Francis 2008).
History
Not assessed yet (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
