Taxon name
Megaderma lyra
É. Geoffroy, 1810
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Megaderma lyra
É. Geoffroy, 1810
Common name(s)
Greater False Vampire, Greater False Vampire Bat, Indian False Vampire Bat, Bhua Daini Badur, Bhua Daini Chamchika
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
É. Geoffroy, 1810
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Vespertilio carnatica Elliot, 1839; Megaderma spectrum Wagner, 1844; Megaderma schistacea Hodgson, 1847
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
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is common, widely distributed throughout Bangladesh and presumably has a large population. Moreover, it is tolerant to a degree of habitat modification (Csorba et al. 2008) and has no significant threat. It does not fulfill any of the criteria to qualify threatened categories. So, it has been considered as Least Concern.
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 found in most of South and Southeast Asia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam (Csorba et al. 2008). It is widely distributed all over the country, from coastal areas to the hilly region and countryside to the forests (Khan 2008, 2015, Aziz 2009).
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
It is found in a variety of habitats, including caves, abandoned buildings, tin-sheds, old forts, tombs, grain and firewood stores and narrow culverts. It is one of the earliest active bats in the country coming out of its hiding places just around the sundown and the largest amongst the insectivore bats we have. This species roosts during day in a colony of single individual to hundreds but all huddled together. It feeds on insects as well as small vertebrates including rodents, fishes, frogs, lizards, and small birds. It is known to breed during March to May (Khan 2008, 2015).
History
Not Threatened 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
