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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is generally distributed in southern and northern parts of South Asia, southern China, and western Southeast Asia. In South Asia it is known from India (Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal), Nepal (Central Nepal) and Sri Lanka (Central and Uva provinces. In China, the species has been recorded from Xizang, Yunnan, and Guangxi. In Southeast Asia it appears to have only been recorded from Myanmar. It ranges from sea level up to around 2,000 m asl.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
China (Yunnan); India; Myanmar; Nepal; Sri Lanka
Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: >2,000
Upper elevation limit (metres): 2000
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Population [top]
Population: There is little information about the abundance of this species. Though widely distributed in South Asia, the population size is believed to be small and a declining trend in the population is inferred (Molur et al. 2002).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species roosts in small colonies of five or six individuals in roofs of buildings and cracks, hollows in trees, near human habitations (Molur et al. 2002). It feeds on small insects (Bates and Harrison 1997).
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no major threats to this species in Southeast Asia. In parts of South Asia, this species is threatened by habitat loss, largely through commercial logging and the conversion of land to agricultural use and human interference to roosting sites (Molur et al. 2002).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: In South Asia, there are no conservation measures in place and this species has not been recorded from any protected areas. In Southeast Asia is present in some protected areas. Further studies are needed into the taxonomy, distribution, abundance, reproduction and ecology of this species. Populations should be monitored to record changes in abundance and distribution. Habitat maintenance, conservation and restoration are needed in some South Asian parts of the species range (Molur et al. 2002).
Citation: Csorba, G., Bumrungsri, S., Francis, C., Bates, P., Gumal, M. & Kingston, T. 2008. Falsistrellus affinis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T17324A6978439. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T17324A6978439.en. Downloaded on 12 May 2016.
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