Philippine forest roundleaf bat
| Philippine forest roundleaf bat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Hipposideros |
| Species: | H. obscurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipposideros obscurus (Peters, 1861) | |
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| Philippine forest roundleaf bat range | |
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The Philippine forest roundleaf bat (Hipposideros obscurus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1861 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters. Peters initially placed it in the now-defunct genus Phyllorhina, with the scientific name Phyllorhina obscura.[2] Its species name "obscurus" is Latin for "dark," referencing its dark-brown fur color.
References
- ↑ Heaney, L.; Balete, D.; Ong, P.; Rosell-Ambal, G.; Tabaranza, B. & Gomez, R. (2008). "Hipposideros obscurus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T10153A3176006. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10153A3176006.en. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ↑ Peters, Wilhelm (1861). "Berichtet über die von Hrn. F. Jagor bisher auf Malacca, Borneo, Java und den Philippinen gesammelten Säugethiere aus den Ordnungen der Halbaffen, Pelzflatterer und Flederthiere". Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1861 (2): 709.
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