Cantor's roundleaf bat
Appearance
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Species: | H. galeritus
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Hipposideros galeritus Cantor, 1846
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Cantor's Roundleaf Bat range |
Cantor's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros galeritus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
It is named after Theodore Edward Cantor, a 19th-century Danish physician, zoologist and botanist.[citation needed]
Description
Head and body length is 7–9 cm. Forearms 5 cm. Wingspan 27–30 cm. Weight 6-7g.
Females are larger than males. Generally deep reddish brown. Can vary from almost blackish to bright reddish brown. Underside is paler. Pelage silky. Ears are short and broad with the outer margin concave below the blunt tip, inner margin is highly convex.
Culture
Known as කෙස්-දිගු පත්-නාස් වවුලා (meaning "long-haired leaf-nosed bat") in Sinhala.
References
- ^ Francis, C.; Kingston, T.; Gumal, M.; Bumrungsri, S.; Banks, P.; Molur, S.; Srinivasulu, C. (2008). "Hipposideros galeritus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T10136A3171895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10136A3171895.en. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Hipposideros galeritus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Hipposideros
- Bats of South Asia
- Bats of Southeast Asia
- Bats of India
- Bats of Indonesia
- Bats of Malaysia
- Mammals of Borneo
- Mammals of Bangladesh
- Mammals of Cambodia
- Mammals of Laos
- Mammals of Nepal
- Mammals of the Philippines
- Mammals of Sri Lanka
- Mammals of Thailand
- Mammals of Vietnam
- Mammals described in 1846
- Hipposideridae stubs