The Makira roundleaf bat, Hipposideros demissus, also called the Makira leaf-nosed bat, is endemic to the island of Makira in the Solomon Islands. Knud Andersen described it in 1909 from a specimen collected by Albert Stewart Meek in 1908, and it was once treated as a subspecies of the diadem leaf-nosed bat, though it is largely considered a full species as of 2019. The forearm is about 67 millimetres, the back fur is dark brown with tricolored hairs and two lighter stripes run along the flight membranes. It roosts in caves and other subterranean places. The IUCN considers it Endangered because it is known from fewer than five locations on a single island that regularly suffers cyclones.
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System (Realm) ThreatsClimate Change and Severe Weather 2 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Connections
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Source Makira roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros demissus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon IslandsQuote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
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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 demissus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3982 Hipposideros demissus Hipposideridae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 A A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 13.94 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
MamFuncDat.txt, row Hipposideros demissus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3982 Hipposideros demissus Hipposideridae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 A A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 13.94 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
View the Source 2. Makira roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
Article text, threats
The island regularly experiences disturbances such as cyclones, which could negatively impact this species.
Article text, habitat
Its roosting habitat includes caves and other subterranean areas.
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
View the Source3. Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros demissus (Mammal Diversity Database)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseTaxon page, IUCN Red List status
IUCN Red List status Endangered
Taxon page, Species status
Species status Living
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