Nycteris tragata

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	NYCTERIDAE

Scientific Name:

Nycteris tragata

Species Authority:

(K. Andersen, 1912)

Common Name(s):

English

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Malayan Slit-faced Bat

Taxonomic Notes:

This species is often considered to be a subspecies of N. javanica (Corbet and Hill 1992). However it is recognised as a distinct species by Simmons (2005), also see Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1955) and Van Cakenberghe and De Vree (1993).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Date Assessed:	2008-06-30
Assessor(s):	Kingston, T. & Meijaard, E.
Reviewer(s):	Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority), Chanson, J. & Chiozza, F. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification: Listed as Near Threatened, although it is widespread, there is significant deforestation occurring at a rapid rate throughout its range. It seems to be a naturally uncommon species, and its preference for primary forest means it is particularly susceptible to loss of its habitat. Its populations are likely to decline by close to 30% over the next 15 years due to habitat loss making it close to qualifying for Vulnerable under criterion A3.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species' distribution includes Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra (Indonesia) and throughout Borneo (Simmons 2005).The type locality for this species is Bidi caves, Sarawak, Borneo Malaysia.
Countries:	Native: Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia; Malaysia; Myanmar; Singapore; Thailand
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is uncommon.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It has been collected from primary Dipterocarp forest and peat swamp forest (I. Maryanto pers. comm.). It roosts in small groups in fallen tree hollows and similar man-made hollows such as culverts as well as crevices of large boulders and in limestone caves.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat for this species is habitat loss due to deforestation for logging, plantations, agriculture, as well forest fire.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat for this species is habitat loss due to deforestation for logging, plantations, agriculture, as well forest fire.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species range includes several protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

The species range includes several protected areas.

Bibliography [top]

	Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1992. Mammals of the Indo-Malayan Region: A Systematic Review. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. Ellerman, J. R. and Morrison-Scott, T. C. S. 1955. Supplement to Chasen (1940) A handlist of Malaysian mammals, containing a generic synonomy and a complete index. British Museum (Natural History), London, UK. IUCN. 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 5 October 2008). Simmons, N. B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 312-529. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA. Van Cakenberghe, V. and De Vree, F. 1993. The systematic status of southeast Asian Nycteris (Chiroptera: Nycteridae). Mammalia 57(2): 227-244.

Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1992. Mammals of the Indo-Malayan Region: A Systematic Review. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Ellerman, J. R. and Morrison-Scott, T. C. S. 1955. Supplement to Chasen (1940) A handlist of Malaysian mammals, containing a generic synonomy and a complete index. British Museum (Natural History), London, UK.

IUCN. 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 5 October 2008).

Simmons, N. B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 312-529. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Van Cakenberghe, V. and De Vree, F. 1993. The systematic status of southeast Asian Nycteris (Chiroptera: Nycteridae). Mammalia 57(2): 227-244.

Citation:	Kingston, T. & Meijaard, E. 2008. Nycteris tragata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 January 2015.
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