Mormopterus minutus

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:

Mormopterus minutus

Species Authority:

(Miller, 1899)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Little Goblin Bat

Taxonomic Notes:

Is in the kalinowskii species group.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Mancina, C. & Silva, G.

Reviewer/s:

Medellín, R. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable, because its extent of occurrence is less than 20,000 km² and its area of occupancy is less than 2,000 km², and there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat. The species is using human made structures. This is an island endemic species which is an obligate on only one palm tree species for its persistence (Mancina et al. 2007)

History:

1996

–

Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to Cuba (Simmons, 2005).
Countries:	Native: Cuba
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Population [top]

Population:	Is really abundant, more than 1,000 individuals per colony (Mancina pers. comm.).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is poorly known. It is insectivorous (Nowak, 1999). Found in Cuban dry forests (McGinley 2007). Found disturbed habitats and secundary forests (Mancina pers. comm.).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat loss, degradation (human induced).

Major Threat(s):

Habitat loss, degradation (human induced).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Avoid habitat loss. Research in population, threats, habitats.

Conservation Actions:

Avoid habitat loss. Research in population, threats, habitats.

Citation:	Mancina, C. & Silva, G. 2008. Mormopterus minutus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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