Rhinolophus rufus

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 rufus

Species Authority:

Eydoux & Gervais, 1836

Common Name/s:

English

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Large Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Near Threatened ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Ong, P., Rosell-Ambal, G. & Tabaranza, B. & Heaney, L.

Evaluator/s:

Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Stuart, S.N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Near Threatened because R. rufus is probably in significant decline (but probably at a rate of less than 30% over ten years) because of widespread loss of good forest through much of its range, disturbance of its cave habitats, and over-harvesting for food, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable under criteria A2cd+4cd.

History:

1996

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Lower Risk/near threatened (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	R. rufus is endemic to the Philippines. It has been recorded from Bohol, Catanduanes, Leyte, Luzon (Laguna, Pampanga, and Rizal provinces), Marinduque, Mindanao (Davao del Sur, and Maguindanao provinces), Mindoro, and Polillo (Heaney et al. 1998). It is a lowland species range from sea-level to 350 m asl., perhaps higher.
Countries:	Native: Philippines
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	A generally uncommon species (Heaney et al. 1998), the overall population of the large rufous horseshoe bat is declining. It is, however, abundant on Bohol and Polillo (L. Heaney pers. comm. 2007).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	R. rufus has been recorded in primary and mature secondary forest, either in or near to caves (Heaney et al. 1991, 1998; Lawrence 1939; Sanborn 1952).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	R. rufus is probably dependent on lowland caves, most of which have been heavily disturbed (Heaney et al. 1998). The caves are threatened by guano mining. This species is also collected for food (fires are lit in the caves to asphyxiate these bats) (L. Heaney pers. comm. 2007).

Major Threat(s):

R. rufus is probably dependent on lowland caves, most of which have been heavily disturbed (Heaney et al. 1998). The caves are threatened by guano mining. This species is also collected for food (fires are lit in the caves to asphyxiate these bats) (L. Heaney pers. comm. 2007).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	R. rufus occurs in a number of protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

R. rufus occurs in a number of protected areas.

Citation:	Ong, P., Rosell-Ambal, G. & Tabaranza, B. & Heaney, L. 2008. Rhinolophus rufus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 January 2009.
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