Philippine pygmy roundleaf bat

Philippine pygmy roundleaf bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Hipposideros
Species: H. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Hipposideros pygmaeus
(Waterhouse, 1843)
Philippine pygmy roundleaf bat range
Synonyms
  • Rhinolophus pygmaeus Waterhouse, 1843

The Philippine pygmy roundleaf bat (Hipposideros pygmaeus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it has been recorded on Bohol, Luzon (Camarines Sur and Rizal provinces), Marinduque, Negros, Panay, and Mindanao (in Surigao del Sur).

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 1843 by English naturalist George Robert Waterhouse. Waterhouse placed it in the genus Rhinolophus with a scientific name of Rhinolophus pygmaeus. The holotype had been collected by Hugh Cuming. The species name "pygmaeus" is Latin for "small." Waterhouse described it as "a small species."[2]

References

  1. ↑ Heaney, L.; Balete, D.; Ong, P.; Rosell-Ambal, G.; Tabaranza, B. & Esselstyn, J. (2008). "Hipposideros pygmaeus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T10156A3176666. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10156A3176666.en. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Waterhouse, G. R. (1843). "Various species of Bats from the Philippine Islands, collected by Hugh Cuming, Esq". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 11: 67–68.


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