Myotis stalkeri

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:

Myotis stalkeri

Species Authority:

Thomas, 1910

Common Name/s:

English

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Stalker's Myotis, Kei Myotis

Taxonomic Notes:

This taxon may be conspecific with Myotis macrotarsus (Simmons 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Hutson, T., Kingston, T. & Francis, C.

Reviewer/s:

Lamoreux, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team), Racey, P.A., Medellín, R. & Hutson, A.M. (Chiroptera Red List Authority)

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of information on population numbers, conservation status, and threats. Species may be in decline, but there is a shortage of survey work to validate this.

History:

1996

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Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has been recorded on the islands of Gebe, Waigeo, Batanta, and Kei Ketjil, Indonesia. It was collected in the Kai Islands in 1907 and in July 1993. It was collected in November 1991 by Flannery from Semingit Cave, on the island of Gebe. In 2000, three males were collected from Lopintol, cave II, Waigeo (Meinig 2002), and this species, or a similarly-bodied one, is reported to also be present on the island of Batanta (2005 in litt. communication from M. Farid to K. Helgen; as it appears in Helgen 2007). It has only been recorded below 250 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Indonesia
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Population [top]

Population:	Small roosting colonies of up to 100 individuals have been observed.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is a cave roosting species. It is considered to be water dependant, and possibly preys on fish species. The animals found on the Kai Islands in 1993 were in a small colony, and the species was sharing the roost with five other bat species. The colony on Gebe was consisted of about 100 individuals in a limestone cave, surrounded by tall forest. This colony shared the roost with four other bat species. At the time of the collection, one of two adult females was carrying a single young.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

This is a cave roosting species. It is considered to be water dependant, and possibly preys on fish species. The animals found on the Kai Islands in 1993 were in a small colony, and the species was sharing the roost with five other bat species. The colony on Gebe was consisted of about 100 individuals in a limestone cave, surrounded by tall forest. This colony shared the roost with four other bat species. At the time of the collection, one of two adult females was carrying a single young.

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known, but may include disturbance of cave roosting sites.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known, but may include disturbance of cave roosting sites.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is not believed to be present in any protected areas. Taxonomic studies are needed to determine the status of the species relative to M. macrotarsus from the Philippines. Protection of known roosting sites and important foraging areas is needed.

Conservation Actions:

This species is not believed to be present in any protected areas. Taxonomic studies are needed to determine the status of the species relative to M. macrotarsus from the Philippines. Protection of known roosting sites and important foraging areas is needed.

Citation:	Hutson, T., Kingston, T. & Francis, C. 2008. Myotis stalkeri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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