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Scotomanes ornatus

by Deepak Subedi | 19-06-2018 02:46 recommendations 0

Scotomanes ornatus (Blyth, 1851)
Common Names
Harlequin Bat (English); Gahana Chamero (Nepali)
Synonyms
Nycticejus ornatus (Blyth, 1851); Nycticejus nivicolus (Hodgson, 1855); Nycticejus emarginatus,
Scotomanes emarginatus (Dobson, 1871)
Species Description
Orange coloured bat with intermittent white tufts, sometimes forming a white line along the back. Underside is a mixture of dark brown and cream, generally paler. the face is naked with a whiskered muzzle. pinna are a light pinkish brown, rounded tips and broad.
Species Ecology
The Harlequin Bat occurs in deep, humid valleys
and hilly forests and is an insectivorous species.
Little is known about the reproductive behaviour of this species.
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Conservation Status
Global: Least Concern
National: Endangered B1ab(iii)
Rationale for assessment: The Harlequin Bat (Scotomanes ornatus) has been nationally assessed as Endangered under criterion B as the area of occupancy for this species is suspected to be less than 2,000 km2 and because it has been recorded from only two locations in Nepal. The threats to this species include habitat loss and human disturbance and these threats continue to cause the area and quality of the species? habitat to decline.
Legal Status
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029 (1973). This species occurs within a single protected area.
National Population Size
There is no information available on the population size of this species in Nepal.
National Distribution
Annapurna Conservation Area and districts of Kaski (Sudame) and Sankhuwasabha.
Distribution outside Nepal
Bangladesh, China, India, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam.
Main Threats
• Hunting for subsistence
• Habitat loss and degradation mainly outside protected areas due to clearing for agriculture and livestock grazing, removal of old trees and collection of firewood.
Conservation Measures in Place
None.
Conservation Recommendations
i) Conduct surveys using bat detector technology, indirect signs and direct observations, and
community syrveys using standard protocols in areas of suitable habitat to establish baseline data on occupancy and abundance, ecology and threats to this species.
ii) Implement education and awareness
programmes in areas in which it occurs.
iii) Develop and implement management plans for key habitats of the species.
References
Csorba et al. 1999, Bat Net 2007, Csorba et al. 2008b, Sanjan Thapa (pers.comm.) 2010.
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2 Comments

  • Deepak Subedi says :
    You are welcome brother.
    Posted 19-06-2018 15:06

  • Bharat Adhikari says :
    Hello Deepak, thanks for the information about Scotomanes ornatus. :)
    Posted 19-06-2018 11:51

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