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Eumops dabbenei

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA CHIROPTERA MOLOSSIDAE

Scientific Name: Eumops dabbenei
Species Authority Thomas, 1914
Common Name/s:
English Big Bonneted Bat, Dabbene’s Mastiff Bat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s Barquez, R. & Diaz, M.
Evaluator/s: Medellín, R. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern in because of its wide distribution.
History:
1996 Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, N Argentina (Simmons 2005). Distribution for Bolivia included from Williams (2002).
Countries:
Native:
Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Paraguay; Venezuela
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: E. dabbenei is a species poorly known relative to most other Eumops species. (Nowak 1999). It is a rare species (Barquez pers. comm.).
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: E. dabbenei tends to roost in the holes of trees and in buildings in Neotropic areas (Barquez et al. 1993; Novak 1999; Fioramonti 2001). Iti is insectivorous (Barquez et al. 1993). Found in savannas and dry forests (Barquez 1999). Found in low altitudes (Barquez 1999).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): None.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Taxonomic revision and improve details in species distribution.
Citation: Barquez, R. & Diaz, M. 2008. Eumops dabbenei. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 November 2008.
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