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Sundevall's roundleaf bat

Mammals

Sundevall's roundleaf bat, Hipposideros caffer, also called Sundevall's leaf-nosed bat, is a medium-sized bat with a head and body of 8 to 9 centimetres, a wingspan of 20 to 29 centimetres and a weight of 8 to 10 grams. The fur may be grey or bright golden-orange, and females and males both carry an extra pair of teats, which are vestigial in males and never functional in females. It is common in almost every African country south of the Sahara and in parts of Arabia, most often in savanna, and it avoids dense central African rainforest. It feeds mainly on moths, up to 92 percent of its diet, and roosts in caves, tree hollows, mines and attics, in one Gabon cave with as many as 500,000 bats. It is very similar to Noack's roundleaf bat, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hipposideridae, Taxa
Source Sundevall's roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
Source Sundevall's roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
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Found In

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros caffer (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Angola
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Angola · Botswana

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros caffer (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Botswana
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Angola · Botswana · Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros caffer (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Botswana · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Eswatini

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros caffer (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Eswatini
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Democratic Republic of the Congo · Eswatini · Malawi

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros caffer (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Malawi
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Eswatini · Malawi · Mozambique

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros caffer (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Mozambique
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Malawi · Mozambique · Namibia

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros caffer (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Namibia
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Mozambique · Namibia · South Africa

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros caffer (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, South Africa
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Namibia · South Africa · Zambia

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros caffer (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Zambia
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South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros caffer (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Zimbabwe
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Zambia · Zimbabwe
Sources
1. Sundevall's roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
  • Behaviour, diet
    Sundevall's roundleaf bat feeds primarily on moths, which may form up to 92% of its diet.
  • Article text, habitat
    The bat is most commonly found in savannah habitats, and avoids the dense rainforests of central Africa.
  • 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
  • In Biome: Savanna, Distribution and habitat, savannah
    The bat is most commonly found in savannah habitats, and avoids the dense rainforests of central Africa.
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2. Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros caffer (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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3. 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 caffer (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
Quote, MamFuncDat.txt, row Hipposideros caffer (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3993 Hipposideros caffer Hipposideridae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC A A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 9.45 Ref_117 1
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