Sumba roundleaf bat
| Sumba 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. sumbae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hipposideros sumbae (Oei, 1960)
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| Sumban leaf-nosed bat range | |
The Sumba roundleaf bat (Hipposideros sumbae) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae.[1] It lives in Indonesia and East Timor.[2] It is present on the islands of Sumba, Rote, Sumbawa, Flores, Semau, and Savu.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was initially
species name "sumbae" is derived from Sumba Island where the holotype was found.[4] As the genus Hipposideros is speciose, it is divided into closely related species groups— the Sumba roundleaf bat is in the larvatus species group.[5]
Biology
It is
nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places such as caves and houses during the day. It likely roosts in large colonies. It is insectivorous.[1]
Conservation
It is currently evaluated as
IUCN. It is locally common and it tolerates human modification of the landscape, as evinced by it roosting in houses sometimes. It may be declining due to the mining of limestone from its caves.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Report of Findings on the Proposed Iralalaro Hydro-ElectricPower Scheme, Timor-Leste" (pdf; 3,2 MB). Haburas Foundation and the Australian Conservation Foundation. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Oei Hong Peng (1960). "Notes on bats from Bali, Lombok and Sumba". Hermera Zoa. 67 (28): 23–32.
- ^ a b Kitchener, D. J.; Maryanto, I. (1993). "Taxonomic reappraisal of the Hipposideros larvatus species complex (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) in the Greater and Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 16 (2): 119–173.
- PMID 22079552.