Ardops nichollsi

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	PHYLLOSTOMIDAE

Scientific Name:

Ardops nichollsi

Species Authority:

(Thomas, 1891)

Common Name/s:

English

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Tree Bat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Dávalos, L. & Rodriguez, A.
Reviewer/s:	Medellín, R. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its abundance within its restricted distribution, its presumed large population, and because its habitat is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from Lesser Antilles, from St. Eustatius to St. Vincent (Simmons, 2005).
Countries:	Native: Antigua and Barbuda; Dominica; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Netherlands Antilles; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Population [top]

Population:	This bat is found only in the northern Lesser Antilles and is relatively common, having been mist-netted in rain forest, dry scrubby forest as well as in banana plantations, cacao groves, and botanical gardens.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is poorly known. It roosts exclusively in trees and other types of arborescent vegetation. It has been taken in forest, in trail bordered by tree and in cacao groves, often over streams. Six females collected in spring were reproductively active; one taken in April was lactating. Other females captured in March and April were carrying a single embryo (Jones and Genoways, 1973).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Vulnerable to hurricanes (Davalos pers. comm.)

Major Threat(s):

Vulnerable to hurricanes (Davalos pers. comm.)

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Found in protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

Found in protected areas.

Bibliography [top]

	Jones Jr., J. K. and Genoways, H. H. 1973. Ardops nichollsi. Mammalian Species 24: 1-2. 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.

Jones Jr., J. K. and Genoways, H. H. 1973. Ardops nichollsi. Mammalian Species 24: 1-2.

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.

Citation:	Dávalos, L. & Rodriguez, A. 2008. Ardops nichollsi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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