The Indian roundleaf bat, Hipposideros lankadiva, also known as the large Ceylon leaf-nosed bat or Kelaart's leaf-nosed bat, is endemic to the Indian subcontinent, with marginal populations in Southeast Asia, and the Mammal Diversity Database gives the type locality as Kandy in Sri Lanka. It is a large yellowish-brown leaf-nosed bat with three subspecies, in India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar, the Indian one smaller than the others. A reduced fourth supplementary leaflet on the nose leaf, no fleshy elevation behind the posterior nose leaf and no white shoulder patches distinguish it from the great and diadem roundleaf bats. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and caves. The IUCN lists it as Least Concern, though roost disturbance and collection for food and medicine threaten it in parts of its range.
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System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 ThreatsHuman Intrusions and Disturbance 2 Relationship to People Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 2 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Indian roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
In Biome
Source Indian roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros lankadiva (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, BangladeshQuote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Bangladesh
Bangladesh · India
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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros lankadiva (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, IndiaQuote, Taxon page, Country distribution, India
Bangladesh · India · Myanmar
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India · Myanmar · Sri Lanka
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Myanmar · Sri Lanka
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 lankadiva (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3938 Hipposideros lankadiva Hipposideridae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC A A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 52.4 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Hipposideros lankadiva (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3938 Hipposideros lankadiva Hipposideridae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC A A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 52.4 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Indian roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
Lead, roost disturbance
the species is threatened in parts of its range by roost disturbance and collection for consumption and medicinal use
Lead, collection for consumption
the species is threatened in parts of its range by roost disturbance and collection for consumption and medicinal use
Lead, medicinal use
the species is threatened in parts of its range by roost disturbance and collection for consumption and medicinal use
Article text, habitat
It roosts in caves, old disused tunnels, old temples, old forts, dark deep channels under dam sites and cellars under old buildings.
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: Tropical Dry Forest, Lead, habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and caves.
View the Source3. Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros lankadiva (Mammal Diversity Database)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseTaxon page, IUCN Red List status
IUCN Red List status Least Concern
Taxon page, Species status
Species status Living
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