Rhinolophus borneensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	RHINOLOPHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Rhinolophus borneensis

Species Authority

Peters, 1861

Common Name/s:

English

–

Bornean Horseshoe Bat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Hutson, A.M., Kingston, T. & Francis, C.

Evaluator/s:

Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority), Chanson, J. & Chiozza, F. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern as the species is widespread and fairly common, and there are no known major threats.

History:

1996

–

Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from Viet Nam, Cambodia, Lao PDR and the Malay Peninsula. Its presence is not confirmed from Thailand, though it probably occurs there. It is recorded throughout much of Borneo (though there is no confirmed record from Brunei), from several locations on Java, including Nusakambanagan Island just off south central Java (U. Sinaga pers. comm.), Labuan and Banguey Islands, Karimata Islands, and South Natuna Islands in Indonesia.
Countries:	Native: Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Viet Nam Presence uncertain: Brunei Darussalam; Thailand
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	Recorded from Gunung Halimun, West Java as rare by Suyanto (2003). Borissenko and Kruskop (2003) wrote that this is one of the most common forest bats in southern Viet Nam.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits primary and secondary forest. Diurnal roosts include hollow bamboos, young leaves of bananas, hollow trees and rock crevices. Payne et al. (1985) mention that the species roosts in caves, sometimes in colonies of several hundred individuals. It uses perches to feed.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species and it does seem to tolerate some disturbance of its habitat.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species and it does seem to tolerate some disturbance of its habitat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is recorded in protected areas including, for example, Cat Tien National Park in Viet Nam. Further taxonomic studies are required to determine the distribution limits of the species.

Conservation Actions:

It is recorded in protected areas including, for example, Cat Tien National Park in Viet Nam. Further taxonomic studies are required to determine the distribution limits of the species.

Citation:	Hutson, A.M., Kingston, T. & Francis, C. 2008. Rhinolophus borneensis. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2008.
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