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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species occurs from Thailand east to Lombok (Indonesia), Borneo (Sabah, Malaysia) and the Philippines, where it is known only from the Palawan Faunal Region: recorded from Balabac, Busuanga and Palawan (Heaney et al. 1998).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam
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Population [top]
Population: The population status of the species is uncertain, though apparently it is locally common and occurs in small colonies (Esselstyn et al. 2004, Heaney et al. 1998).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: The ecology and habitat of this species are unknown in the Philippines (Heaney et al. 1998). The only known roosts in the Philippines are in caves, and the species has been found from 60-250 m asl (Esselstyn et al. 2004). It occurs in lowland dipterocarp forest on Borneo (Payne et al. 1985). The species forages in primary and secondary forest, as well as bamboo thickets (Esselstyn et al. 2004). In Myanmar the species was found in a small colony roosting under a building (P. Bates pers. comm.). It is tolerant of urban areas.
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no major threats to this species although disturbance of caves is a localized threat.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: The species occurs in protected areas within its range.
Citation: Rosell-Ambal, G., McKinnon, J. & Esselstyn, J. 2008. Rhinolophus acuminatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T19520A8952129. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T19520A8952129.en. Downloaded on 07 December 2016.
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