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Sumba roundleaf bat

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The Sumba roundleaf bat, Hipposideros sumbae, also called the Sumban leaf-nosed bat, is a species of the family Hipposideridae that lives in Indonesia and East Timor. The English Wikipedia article places it on the islands of Sumba, Rote, Sumbawa, Flores, Semau and Savu, and the Mammal Diversity Database gives the type locality as a cave on Sumba Island in Nusa Tenggara at about 9 degrees 55 minutes south. The database lists it as a living species, places it in the Australasian and Indomalayan realms and records an IUCN status of Least Concern. The English article is brief, so the species' size, diet and numbers are not described here and are left to later sources.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Threats
Energy Production and Mining 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hipposideridae, Taxa
Source Sumba roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros sumbae (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 sumbae (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3965 Hipposideros sumbae 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 sumbae (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3965 Hipposideros sumbae 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
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2. Sumba roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
  • Article text, behaviour
    It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places such as caves and houses during the day.
  • Article text, threats
    It may be declining due to the mining of limestone from its 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 sumbae (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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