Sumba roundleaf bat
| Sumba roundleaf bat | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Hipposideros |
| Species: | H. sumbae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hipposideros sumbae (Oei, 1960)
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| File:Sumban Leaf-nosed Bat area.png | |
| Sumban leaf-nosed bat range | |
The Sumba roundleaf bat (Hipposideros sumbae) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae.[1] It lives in Indonesia and East Timor.[2] It is present on the islands of Sumba, Rote, Sumbawa, Flores, Semau, and Savu.
Taxonomy and etymology
[edit | edit source]It was initially described as a subspecies of the intermediate roundleaf bat (Hipposideros larvatus) in 1960 by Oei Hong Peng.[3][4] Its species name "sumbae" is derived from Sumba Island where the holotype was found.[4] As the genus Hipposideros is speciose, it is divided into closely related species groups— the Sumba roundleaf bat is in the larvatus species group.[5]
Biology
[edit | edit source]It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places such as caves and houses during the day. It likely roosts in large colonies. It is insectivorous.[1]
Conservation
[edit | edit source]It is currently evaluated as least concern by the IUCN. It is locally common and it tolerates human modification of the landscape, as evinced by it roosting in houses sometimes. It may be declining due to the mining of limestone from its caves.[1]
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