Hill's roundleaf bat
| Hill's roundleaf bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Hipposideros |
| Species: | H. edwardshilli
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| Binomial name | |
| Hipposideros edwardshilli Flannery & Colgan, 1993
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| Hill's roundleaf bat range | |
Hill's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros edwardshilli) is a species of
endemic to Papua New Guinea.[1]
Taxonomy
Hill's roundleaf bat was
species name "edwardshilli" was British mammalogist John Edwards Hill, "in recognition of his outstanding contributions to bat taxonomy".[2]
Description
Individuals have a forearm length of 49.6–51 mm (1.95–2.01 in) and a very short tail length of 11.1–15 mm (0.44–0.59 in). It differs from all other Hipposideros species in its two club-like projections on its nose-leaf.[2]
Range and habitat
Hill's roundleaf bat is
endemic to Papua New Guinea in Oceania. It has been documented at a narrow range of elevations from 200–300 m (660–980 ft) above sea level.[1]
Conservation
As of 2021, it is evaluated as a
IUCN. It meets the criteria for this designation because it has a potentially limited habitat for roosting. Its area of occupancy is possibly less than 2,000 km2 (490,000 acres). Habitat loss is ongoing through deforestation. It has not been documented since its description in 1993.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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