Bicolored roundleaf bat
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Hipposideros |
| Species: | H. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipposideros bicolor (Temminck, 1834) | |
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The bicolored roundleaf bat (Hipposideros bicolor) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste.[1]
Taxonomy
It was described as a new species in 1834 by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. Temminck placed it in the genus Rhinolophus with a binomial of R. bicolor.[2]
Range and habitat
The bicolored roundleaf bat is found in Southeast Asia where its range includes Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. It has been documented at elevations up to 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level.[1]
Conservation
As of 2008, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN—its lowest conservation priority. It meets the criteria for this classification because it has a wide geographic range; its range includes protected areas; and it is considered locally common.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Csorba, G.; Bumrungsri, S.; Francis, C.; Bates, P.; Gumal, M. (2008). "Hipposideros bicolor". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T10113A3165137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10113A3165137.en. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ Temminck, C. J. (1834). "Over een geslachk der vleugelhandige zoogdieren". Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie. 1: 19.
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