Nyctalus furvus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Nyctalus furvus

Species Authority:

Imaizumi & Yoshiyuki, 1968

Common Name/s:

English

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Japanese Noctule

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Maeda, K. & Sano, A.
Reviewer/s:	Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Chanson, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because its range is less than 20,000 km², its range is severely fragmented and there is ongoing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	There are only a few records of this species from the Iwate and Fukushima Prefectures, on Honshu, Japan (Abe, et al., 2005).
Countries:	Native: Japan
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no information on the population status of this species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	An inhabitant of primary forests. It roosts in tree hollows; and one hibernating colony was found in a building.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Deforestation of the evergreen old-growth forests in warm temperate regions, primarily for agriculture, conversion to conifer plantations, logging and infrastructure development for expanding human settlements, is a major threat.

Major Threat(s):

Deforestation of the evergreen old-growth forests in warm temperate regions, primarily for agriculture, conversion to conifer plantations, logging and infrastructure development for expanding human settlements, is a major threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is found in protected areas. It is listed as Vulnerable (VU) in the Japanese Red List (2007).

Conservation Actions:

It is found in protected areas. It is listed as Vulnerable (VU) in the Japanese Red List (2007).

Citation:	Maeda, K. & Sano, A. 2008. Nyctalus furvus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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