Big-eared roundleaf bat

The big-eared roundleaf bat (Hipposideros macrobullatus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Indonesia, known from Kangean Islands, southwestern Sulawesi and Seram Island. It roosts in caves and tree hollows and probably forages in woodland. It is threatened by habitat loss through logging and other human activities.

Big-eared roundleaf bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Hipposideros
Species:
H. macrobullatus
Binomial name
Hipposideros macrobullatus
Tate, 1941
Big-eared Roundleaf Bat range

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described in 1941 by American zoologist George Henry Hamilton Tate. Tate described it as a new subspecies of the bicolored roundleaf bat, with a trinomen of Hipposideros bicolor macrobullatus. The holotype had been collected by G. Heinrich in 1931 in Maros, Indonesia. Tate wrote that its skull was "noteworthy on the account of the large bullae," likely inspiring the specific epithet "macrobullatus" from Ancient Greek makrós meaning "large" and Latin bulla.[2] In 1986, it was revised to full species status.[3][4]

Description

Its forearm length is 40.2–42 mm (1.58–1.65 in).[2][4] Its fur is brown or reddish brown.[4]

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Indonesia. Within Indonesia, it is known from the Kangean Islands, Seram Island, and southwestern Sulawesi.[1]

Conservation

As of 2016, it is evaluated as a data deficient species by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this designation because its population size is unknown; its exact geographic range is unclear; and the threats to this species are not defined. Habitat destruction, however, is a likely threat.[1]

References
  1. Hutson, A.M.; Schlitter, D.; Kingston, T. (2016). "Hipposideros macrobullatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T10146A22100268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10146A22100268.en.
  2. Tate, G. H. H. (1941). "A review of the genus Hipposideros with special reference to Indo-Australian species". Bulletin of the AMNH. 78 (5). hdl:2246/1780.
  3. Hill, J.E; Zubaid, A; Davison, G.W.H (1986). "The taxonomy of leaf-nosed bats of the Hipposideros bicolor group (Chiroptera : Hipposideridae) from southeastern Asia". Mammalia. 50 (4). doi:10.1515/mamm.1986.50.4.535. S2CID 83473926.
  4. Bergmans, W.; van Bree, P.J.H (1986). "On a collection of bats and rats from the Kangean Islands". Zeitschrift für Saugetierkunde. 51: 340.
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