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Peleng leaf-nosed bat

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Peleng leaf-nosed bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Chiroptera
Family:
Hipposideridae
Genus:
Hipposideros
Species:
H. pelingensis
Binomial name
Hipposideros pelingensis
Shamel, 1940

The Peleng leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros pelingensis) is a species of bat native to Sulawesi and other adjacent Indonesian islands.

Habitat and Ecology

This bat roosts in karsts and caves in large groups ranging from hundreds to thousands of individuals.

Threats

IUCN lists the Peleng leaf-nosed bat as Near Threatened. Limestone extraction from cement companies contributes to the decline of available homes to these bats.

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
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