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Lamotte's roundleaf bat

Mammals

Lamotte's roundleaf bat, Hipposideros lamottei, is found only at Mount Nimba, on the border of Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea and Liberia. The Mammal Diversity Database lists it from Guinea and gives the type locality as Pierre Richaud on the Mount Nimba range, and also calls it Lamotte's leaf-nosed bat. It places the species in the Afrotropical realm as a living species with an IUCN status of Critically Endangered, and the English Wikipedia article gives the same category in a single sentence. Because the sources are so short, this entry does not describe its size, diet or roosting habits, which a later source may supply.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Threats
Energy Production and Mining 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 3
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

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

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
Source Lamotte's roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Lamotte's roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Guinea

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros lamottei (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Guinea
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Guinea
Guinea
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 lamottei (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3948 Hipposideros lamottei Hipposideridae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC A A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 9.78 Ref_178 2
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Hipposideros lamottei (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3948 Hipposideros lamottei Hipposideridae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC A A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 9.78 Ref_178 2
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2. Lamotte's roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
  • Article text, population
    Its population is thought to be in decline.
  • Article text, threats
    Threats to this species include mining for iron ore, which can disturb or destroy their roosts.
  • Article text, human use
    In this region, bats are also used as a food source, so this bat is likely killed for bushmeat.
  • Article text, threats, threats
    In this region, bats are also used as a food source, so this bat is likely killed for bushmeat.
  • Article text, habitat
    During the day, it roosts in caves or mine shafts.
  • Child Taxon Of: Hipposideridae, Lead, family
    is a species of bat found only at Mount Nimba
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead, everyday group
    is a species of bat found only at Mount Nimba
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3. Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros lamottei (Mammal Diversity Database)
Mammal Diversity Database
  • Taxon page, IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Critically Endangered
  • Taxon page, Species status
    Species status Living
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