Harpiocephalus mordax

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	VESPERTILIONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Harpiocephalus mordax

Species Authority:

Thomas, 1923

Common Name/s:

English

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Greater Hairy-winged Bat

Synonym/s:

Harpiocephalus harpia (Thomas, 1923) subspecies mordax

Taxonomic Notes:

Earlier treated as subspecies of Harpiocephalus harpia (Temminck, 1840) (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1951), it is now treated as distinct species (Das 1986; Corbet and Hill 1992; Koopman 1993; Hill and Francis 1984; Sinha 1999; Simmons 2005) (Srinivasulu et al. in press).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Csorba, G., Bumrungsri, S., Francis, C., Bates, P., Molur, S. & Srinivasulu, C.

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:

1996

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Lower Risk/near threatened (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species appears to range from South Asia, to mainland Southeast Asia and the island of Borneo. In South Asia, some specimens earlier identified as H. mordax were reassigned as H. harpia, and it is not currently possible to clearly identify the distribution range of this species in India (Molur et al. 2002). In Southeast Asia, the species has been patchily recorded from Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Peninsular Malaysia (reported from Taman Negara [Aik and Akbar 2002] and from Temengor Forest Reserve, Perak by [Francis 1995]) and Borneo (Sabah [Malaysia]).
Countries:	Native: India; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam
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Population [top]

Population:	There is little information available on the population of this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	There appears to be little information available on the natural history of this species. It appears to be a species of mature forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known, but probably include degradation of forested areas.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known, but probably include degradation of forested areas.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Taxonomy and field surveys are needed for this species throughout its range. It has been recorded from some protected areas in Malaysia.

Conservation Actions:

Taxonomy and field surveys are needed for this species throughout its range. It has been recorded from some protected areas in Malaysia.

Citation:	Csorba, G., Bumrungsri, S., Francis, C., Bates, P., Molur, S. & Srinivasulu, C. 2008. Harpiocephalus mordax. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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