Otomops secundus

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 secundus

Species Authority:

Hayman, 1952

Common Name/s:

English

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Mantled Free-tailed Bat, Mantled Mastiff Bat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Bonaccorso, F. & Reardon, T.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, threats, status, and ecological requirements.

History:

1996

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Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It has been recorded from three locations: Tapu, on the Upper Ramu River Plateau, Madang Province; Kimi Creek Camp, Eastern Highlands Province; and Hohola, Port Moresby (Bonaccorso 1998; Flannery 1995). It has been recorded from sea level to 1,980 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Papua New Guinea
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Population [top]

Population:	It is known from six museum specimens collected at three localities.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species has been recorded flying above the mid-montane forest canopy, and over open habitats including urban areas (Bonaccorso 1998; Flannery 1995). Roosting habits of this species are unknown.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	As it may be distributed more widely than is currently known, additional field surveys are needed to determine the full range of this species.

Conservation Actions:

As it may be distributed more widely than is currently known, additional field surveys are needed to determine the full range of this species.

Citation:	Bonaccorso, F. & Reardon, T. 2008. Otomops secundus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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