Tadarida niangarae

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 niangarae

Species Authority:

(J.A. Allen, 1917)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Niangara Free-tailed Bat

Synonym/s:

Mops niangarae J.A. Allen, 1917

Taxonomic Notes:

Additional studies are needed into the systematic status of Tadarida niangarae, especially with regards to its relationship to T. trevori (see Hayman and Hill 1971, Peterson 1972, Freeman 1981, Simmons 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A.M., Bergmans, W. & Fahr, J.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing problems with its taxonomy, and lack of recent information on its extent of occurrence, ecological requirements and threats.

History:

2004	–	Data Deficient
1996	–	Data Deficient (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1996	–	Data Deficient
1996	–	Critically Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This little known species was collected from "Niangara, northeastern Belgian Congo" (Democratic Republic of the Congo near the border with Sudan) (Allen et al. 1917; Lang and Chapin 1917).
Countries:	Native: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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Population [top]

Population:	It is known only from the holotype.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The natural history of this species is poorly known. It is currently unclear whether the holotype was collected in savanna or tropical moist forest (Freeman, 1981), however, it appears to have been reported to roost in tree hollows (Lang and Chapin 1917).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are currently unknown.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are currently unknown.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, natural history and threats to this little known bat.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, natural history and threats to this little known bat.

Citation:	Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A.M., Bergmans, W. & Fahr, J. 2008. Tadarida niangarae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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