| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Chiroptera | Nycteridae |
| Scientific Name: | Nycteris tragata (K. Andersen, 1912) | |||
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| 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). | |||
| 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) |
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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. |
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| 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 occurrence: | Native: Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia; Malaysia; Myanmar; Singapore; Thailand |
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| Population: | This species is uncommon. | ||
| Current Population Trend: |  Decreasing | ||
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| 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 |
| 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: | The species range includes several protected areas. |
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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. 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 2008: e.T14937A4480733. . Downloaded on 21 April 2018. |
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