Taxon name
Rousettus leschenaultii
(Desmarest, 1820)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rousettus leschenaultii
(Desmarest, 1820)
Common name(s)
Fulvous Fruit Bat, Leschenault's Rousette, Shortridges Rousette, Kolabadur, Tamatey Kolabadur
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(Desmarest, 1820)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Pteropus leschenaultii Desmarest, 1820; Pteropus pyrivorus Hodgson, 1835; Cynopterus marginatus Gray, 1843; Cynopterus affinis Gray, 1843; Pteropus seminudusKellart, 1850; Rousettus seminudus Kelaart, 1850; Eleutherura fusca Gray, 1870; Xantharpyiaseminud
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 and distributed in a wide range of habitats from the coastal area to the high hills with mixed evergreen forests (Khan 2001, 2008, 2015, Nameer 2009); presumably has a large population. It is found in a wide habitat types and tolerant to a degree of habitat modification (Bates and Helgen 2008). Moreover, it has no significant threat. It does not fulfill any of the criteria to qualify threatened categories. So, this species is 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
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam. Forests of southeast, Cox's Bazar, Ghazni in Sherpur, Kudum cave and Whykeong in Teknaf, Sylhet and the Sundarbans (Nameer 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
This species can share its roost with other bat species. It is mostly frugivorus but also feeds on leaves, fish and mollusks (Ghose and Ghosal 1984). It usually produces two litters in a year (Bates and Harrison 1997). It is found in a variety of habitats including caves, abandoned buildings, grain stores and narrow culverts.
History
Data Deficient 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
