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NRLD - 327666 | Tadarida aegyptiaca

Assessment ID
327666
Taxon name
Tadarida aegyptiaca
(Geoffroy, 1818)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tadarida aegyptiaca
(Geoffroy, 1818)
Common name(s)
Egyptian Freetailed Bat, Egyptian Guano Bat, Egyptian Nyctinome, Lomba-leji Chamchika
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
molossidae
Genus
Tadarida
Species
aegyptiaca
Species authority
(Geoffroy, 1818)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Nyctinomus aegyptiaca Geoffroy, 1818; Nyctinomus tragata Dobson, 1874; Tadarida targata (Dobson, 1874); Tadarida thomasi Wroughton, 1919; Tadarida sindica Wroughton, 1919; Tadarida gossei Wroughton, 1919
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Occurrence of this species is doubtful in Bangladesh. However, Khan (2001, 2015) and Nameer (2009) mentioned the occurrence of this species from forests areas of the country without mentioning any locality and also without any scientific evidence. Sufficient information is not available to assess this species. Thus it is categorized as Data Deficient.
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, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh (?), Botswana, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe (Mickleburgh et al. 2008). No confirmed record from Bangladesh. However, Khan (2001, 2015) reported this species from forest areas of Bangladesh without any locality information.
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
No information is available from Bangladesh. In other parts of its range, it emerges from roost usually about half an hour after sunset. Hunt far away from its roosting sites (Nameer 2009).
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