Tadarida russata

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 russata

Species Authority:

(J.A. Allen, 1917)

Common Name/s:

English

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Russet Free-tailed Bat

Synonym/s:

Chaerephon russata J.A. Allen, 1917 [orth. error]

Chaerephon russatus J.A. Allen, 1917

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. & Cotterill, F.P.D.

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 the absence of sufficient information on its extent of occurrence, natural history, threats and conservation status.

History:

2004

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Near Threatened

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This little known African species has only been recorded from five, widely dispersed, localities. It has been recorded in the west from Tai National Park in Côte d'Ivoire, from '12 km northeast of Kade' in Ghana, from central Cameroon, from Medje in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the type locality), and from the Hell's Gate Canyon National Park in Kenya.
Countries:	Native: Cameroon; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Ghana; Kenya
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Population [top]

Population:	It is believed to be a quite rare species that occurs in small colonies.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Little is known about the natural history of this species. It is generally considered to associated with tropical forest habitats, with animals roosting in trees. In Ghana it has been recorded at the forest edge between invasive Guinea woodland and high forest (Grubb et al. 1998). It is not known if the species can persist in disturbed habitats.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is presumably threatened by habitat loss in parts of its West African range, although further studies are needed to confirm this.

Major Threat(s):

It is presumably threatened by habitat loss in parts of its West African range, although further studies are needed to confirm this.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There appear to be no direct conservation measures in place. The species has been recorded from the Hell's Gate National Park in Kenya and Tai National Park in Côte d'Ivoire. Further studies are needed into the distribution, natural history and threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

There appear to be no direct conservation measures in place. The species has been recorded from the Hell's Gate National Park in Kenya and Tai National Park in Côte d'Ivoire. Further studies are needed into the distribution, natural history and threats to this species.

Citation:	Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A.M., Bergmans, W., Fahr, J. & Cotterill, F.P.D. 2008. Tadarida russata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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