The Status of Nepal's Mammals: The National Red List Series - IUCN
The Status of Nepal's Mammals: The National Red List Series - IUCN
The Status of Nepal's Mammals: The National Red List Series - IUCN
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211<br />
175) Pipistrellus coromandra (Gray, 1838)<br />
Common Names<br />
Coromandel Pipistrelle (English); Buchche Chamero<br />
(Nepali)<br />
Synonyms<br />
Sctophilus coromandra (Gray, 1838); Vespertilio<br />
coromandelicus (Blyth, 1851); Myotis parvipes (Blyth,<br />
1853); Vesperugo blythii (Wagner, 1855); Vesperugo<br />
nicobaricus (Fitzinger, 1861); Scotophilus<br />
coromandelianus (Blyth, 1863); Pipistrellus<br />
coromandra ssp. afghanus (Gaisler, 1870); Vesperugo<br />
micropus (Peters, 1872)<br />
Species Description<br />
A small brown bat with dorsal pelage <strong>of</strong> chocolate or<br />
chestnut brown. Ventral pelage is distinctly paler in<br />
colour being a light beige. It’s face and muzzle<br />
are lightly haired with bare pink lips. Ears and<br />
membranes are dark brown. Ears are rounded at the<br />
tips.<br />
Species Ecology<br />
Coromandel Pipistrelle has mostly been recorded<br />
over streams, but the species is known to occur in<br />
varied habitat types from forested regions,<br />
agricultural landscapes to urban areas. <strong>The</strong> species<br />
roosts in trees, crevices <strong>of</strong> houses, tiles <strong>of</strong> huts, old<br />
buildings, temples and under bark. It hunts on flies,<br />
ants and other small insects.<br />
This species has three breeding seasons per year<br />
and produce two young.<br />
Conservation <strong>Status</strong><br />
Global: Least Concern<br />
<strong>National</strong>: Least Concern<br />
Rationale for assessment: This species is considered<br />
Least Concern in view <strong>of</strong> a wide distribution and<br />
assumed large population.<br />
Legal <strong>Status</strong><br />
<strong>National</strong> Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029<br />
(1973). This species occurs within protected areas.<br />
<strong>National</strong> Population Size<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is no information available on the population<br />
size <strong>of</strong> this species in Nepal, however, it is<br />
considered to be common.<br />
<strong>National</strong> Distribution<br />
This species occurs within Annapurna Conservation<br />
Area, Bardia <strong>National</strong> Park, Chitwan <strong>National</strong> Park,<br />
Makalu Barun <strong>National</strong> Park, Parsa Wildlife Reserve<br />
and districts <strong>of</strong> Ilam and Kathmandu.<br />
Distribution outside Nepal<br />
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China,<br />
India, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,<br />
Viet Nam.<br />
Main Threats<br />
Unknown.<br />
References<br />
Suwal and Verheugt 1995, Bates and Harrison 1997, Myers et al. 2000, Baral and Shah 2008, Csorba et al.<br />
2008c, Sanjan Thapa (pers. comm.) 2010.