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Makira roundleaf bat

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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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Threats
Climate Change and Severe Weather 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Endangered 3
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
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Child Taxon Of

Hipposideridae, Taxa
Source Makira roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros demissus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
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 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
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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
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3. Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros demissus (Mammal Diversity Database)
Mammal Diversity Database
  • Taxon page, IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Endangered
  • Taxon page, Species status
    Species status Living
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