Tadarida niveiventer

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	MOLOSSIDAE

Scientific Name:

Tadarida niveiventer

Species Authority:

(Cabrera & Ruxton, 1926)

Common Name/s:

English

–

White-bellied Free-tailed Bat

Synonym/s:

Mops angolensis Cabrera & Ruxton, 1926 ssp. niveiventer

Mops chitauensis Hill, 1937

Mops niveiventer Cabrera & Ruxton, 1926

Taxonomic Notes:

Koopman (1993) suggested that T. niveiventer is possibly a subspecies of demonstrator, however, it is currently considered a distinct species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Cotterill, F.P.D

Evaluator/s:

Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2004	–	Least Concern
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is present in Central Africa and parts of Southern Africa. It has been recorded from eastern Angola, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Zambia, Rwanda, northern Mozambique and possibly from Malawi. Previous records from Madagascar and Botswana are now considered to be erroneous (Simmons 2005).
Countries:	Native: Angola; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Mozambique; Rwanda; Zambia Presence uncertain: Malawi
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	This is a locally common species that can be found in large colonies of up to hundreds of individuals within buildings, but is more often present in smaller numbers.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is associated with mature Miombo woodland. Roosting takes place in hollow trees and buildings.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is locally threatened in parts of its range, often through general deforestation and the conversion of suitable habitat by shifting agricultural practices.

Major Threat(s):

This species is locally threatened in parts of its range, often through general deforestation and the conversion of suitable habitat by shifting agricultural practices.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There appear to be no direct conservation measures in place for this species. It is not known if the species is present within any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution and systematics of this species.

Conservation Actions:

There appear to be no direct conservation measures in place for this species. It is not known if the species is present within any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution and systematics of this species.

Citation:	Cotterill, F.P.D 2008. Tadarida niveiventer. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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