The Status of Nepal's Mammals: The National Red List Series - IUCN

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183) Rhinolophus pearsonii
(Horsfield, 1851)
Common Names
Pearson’s Horseshoe Bat (English); Pearsonko
Ghodnale Chamero(Nepali)
Species Description
A medium sized chestnut-brown bat with soft
woolly fur. Its nose-leaf is broad and divided
into two halves like that of R. luctus, but smaller and
without circular basal lappets on either side of the
sella.
Species Ecology
This species occurs in cultivated areas and montane
and bamboo forests. It roosts in caves in hilly areas
and is an insectivorous species. Pearson’s Horseshoe
Bat undergoes deep torpor during October.
Little is known about the reproductive behaviour of
this species.
Conservation Status
Global: Least Concern
National: Least Concern
Rationale for assessment: This species is considered
Least Concern in view of a wide distribution,
presence within protected areas, tolerance of a
degree of habitat modification, presumed large
population and because it is unlikely to be declining
fast enough to qualify for a threatened category.
Legal Status
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029
(1973). This species occurs within protected areas.
National Population Size
There is no information available on the population
size of this species in Nepal.
National Distribution
Patchy distribution across the mid and foot hills
of the Himalayas, Annapurna Conservation Area,
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park and districts of
Gorkha, Palpa, Sankhuwasabha (Num), Tanahu
(Bimalngar) and Taplejung.
Distribution outside Nepal
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam.
Main Threats
Unknown.
References
Acharya et al. 2010, Molur et al. 2002, Bates and Harrison 1997, Csorba et al. 1999, Adhikari 2010,
Sanjan Thapa (pers. comm.) 2010.