Little Nepalese Horseshoe Bat - Rhinolophus subbadius
( Blyth, 1844 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
Little is known about the habitat or ecology of this species except that it is encountered in dense forests among bamboo clumps (Molur et al. 2002).

Range:
This species is largely endemic to South Asia, although there are records from Myanmar and China. In South Asia, this species is presently known from Bangladesh (Sylhet Division) (Khan 2001, Sarker and Sarker 2005), India (Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya) and Nepal (Central and Western Nepal) (Molur et al. 2002). In China, it is known only from a single record in Mengzi County, Yunnan (Smith and Xie 2008). In Myanmar, it has only been recorded from the Nam Tamay Valley. It has been recorded at 1,231 m asl in South Asia (Molur et al. 2002).

Conservation:
There are no conservation measures in place. The species has not been recorded from any protected areas. Taxonomy, ecology, population studies, habitat management are the primary recommendations for this species (Molur et al. 2002).

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