Fawn leaf-nosed bat
| Fawn leaf-nosed bat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Hipposideros |
| Species: | H. cervinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipposideros cervinus (Gould, 1863) | |
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| Fawn roundleaf bat range | |
The fawn leaf-nosed bat[2] or fawn roundleaf bat (Hipposideros cervinus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vanuatu. It was previously found in Singapore, but may have become extinct there.[1]
Description
Hipposideros cervinus is a medium-sized Hipposiderid (forearm 44-50mm, 5-10 grammes) with two lateral leaflets on its nose leaf.[3] Noseleaf is greyish pink, ears triangular.[4] Pups are dark gray in coloration, maturing to a dark brown in adults which often becomes bleached over time, turning a bright orange colour due to the ammonia from droppings in communal roosts.
Ecology and behaviour
A communal rooster, is commonly found roosting in caves and trees. In 1958 Medway estimated the Niah population to be 250,000.
References
- 1 2 Csorba, G.; Bumrungsri, S.; Francis, C.; Bates, P.; Gumal, M.; Hall, L.; Bonaccorso, F. (2008). "Hipposideros cervinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T10118A3167457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10118A3167457.en. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ Van Dyke, S. and Strahan, R. (eds.) (2008) The Mammals of Australia, Third Edition, New Holland / Queensland Museum, Brisbane ISBN 978-1-877069-25-3
- ↑ Phillips, Quentin and Phillips, Karen (2016). Mammals of Borneo and their Ecology. ISBN 9789838121668
- ↑ Payne, Junaidi and Francis, Charles (1985). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo. ISBN 9679994716
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