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Biak roundleaf bat

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The Biak roundleaf bat, Hipposideros papua, also called the Geelvink Bay leaf-nosed bat, is a species of the family Hipposideridae endemic to the Biak Islands, the Schouten Islands, and the Cenderawasih or Geelvink Bay area of Papua Province in Western New Guinea, Indonesia. The Mammal Diversity Database gives the type locality as Korido on Misori, now Biak Island, in Geelvink Bay. It places the species in the Australasian realm as a living species with an IUCN status of Least Concern. The English Wikipedia article states only its names and range, so its size, diet and roosts are not described here and are left to later sources.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 2
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Hipposideridae, Taxa
Source Biak roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros papua (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Indonesia
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Indonesia
Indonesia
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Hipposideros papua (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3978 Hipposideros papua Hipposideridae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC A A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 9.31 Ref_178 2
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Hipposideros papua (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3978 Hipposideros papua Hipposideridae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC A A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 9.31 Ref_178 2
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2. Biak roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
  • Article text, behaviour
    It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as caves.
  • Article text, habitat
    It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as caves.
  • Child Taxon Of: Hipposideridae, Lead, family
    is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead, everyday group
    is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae
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3. Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros papua (Mammal Diversity Database)
Mammal Diversity Database
  • Taxon page, IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Least Concern
  • Taxon page, Species status
    Species status Living
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