Otomops johnstonei

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:

Otomops johnstonei

Species Authority:

Kitchener, How & Maryanto, 1992

Common Name/s:

English

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Johnstone's Giant Mastiff Bat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Hutson, A.M., Schlitter, D., Suyanto, A. & Kingston, T.

Reviewer/s:

Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority), Chanson, J. & Chiozza, F. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
This species is considered Data Deficient because it is known only from the holotype, collected in 1991, and there is no information on population, range, and threats.

History:

1996	–	Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1996	–	Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from the type locality Dasa Apui (700 m asl), Alor Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (08°15'S, 124°43'E) (Simmons 2005; Kitchener et al. 1992).
Countries:	Native: Indonesia
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Population [top]

Population:	The single known specimen was collected in 1991.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species was collected from a hollow in a tree (Kitchener et al. 1992).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Threats to this species are unknown.

Major Threat(s):

Threats to this species are unknown.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The type locality is not within a protected area. Additional survey work is required to establish its range, population status, ecology and threats.

Conservation Actions:

The type locality is not within a protected area. Additional survey work is required to establish its range, population status, ecology and threats.

Citation:	Hutson, A.M., Schlitter, D., Suyanto, A. & Kingston, T. 2008. Otomops johnstonei. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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