Northern leaf-nosed bat
| Northern leaf-nosed bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Hipposideros |
| Species: | H. stenotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipposideros stenotis Thomas, 1913 | |
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| Northern leaf-nosed bat range | |
The northern leaf-nosed bat[2] or narrow-eared roundleaf bat (Hipposideros stenotis) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae endemic to Australia.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1913 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype that Thomas used to describe the species had been collected by Knut Dahl at the Mary River.[3] The species name "stenotis" is from Ancient Greek "stenós" meaning "narrow" and "ōt" meaning "ear." In his description, Thomas referred to its ears as "remarkably narrowed."[3]
Conservation
It is currently evaluated as least concern by the IUCN—its lowest conservation priority. It meets the designation for this category because it has a large geographic range and it is not likely to be in rapid population decline.[1]
References
- 1 2 Thomson, B. & McKenzie, N. (2008). "Hipposideros stenotis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T10163A3178207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10163A3178207.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ↑ Van Dyke, S. and Strahan, R. (eds.) (2008) The Mammals of Australia, Third Edition, New Holland / Queensland Museum, Brisbane ISBN 978-1-877069-25-3
- 1 2 Thomas, Oldfield (1913). "On new mammals obtained by the Utakwa Expedition to Dutch New Guinea". The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. 8. 4: 206–207.