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NRLD - 327663 | Scotophilus heathii

Assessment ID
327663
Taxon name
Scotophilus heathii
(Horsfield, 1831)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Scotophilus heathii
(Horsfield, 1831)
Common name(s)
Greater Asiatic Yellow House Bat, GreaterAsiatic Yellow Bat, Common Yellow Bat, Boro Rongila Chamchika, Boro Holdey Chamchika
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Scotophilus
Species
heathii
Species authority
(Horsfield, 1831)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Nycticejus heathii Horsfield, 1831; Scotophilus heathi (Horsfield, 1831); Scotophilus heathi (Geoffroy, 1834); Vespertilio belangeri Geoffroy, 1834; Nycticejus luteus Blyth, 1851; Scotophilus flaveolous Horsfield, 1851
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
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This species is uncommon but widely distributed throughout Bangladesh and presumably has a large population. Moreover, it is tolerant to a degree of habitat modification (Bates et al. 2008) and has no significant threat. It does not fulfill any of the criteria to qualify threatened categories. Thus it is has been categorized as Least Concern.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
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)
Endemic to region
No
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam (Bates et al. 2008). Widely distributed all over the country (Khan 2001, 2008).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species roosts during day in a small colony. Flight is moderately low. It feeds on insects. Females give birth to one or two young during April-May (Madhavan 1980). It is found in a variety of habitats including caves, abandoned buildings, grain godowns, narrow culverts and railway bridges.
History
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
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