Giant roundleaf bat
| Giant roundleaf bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Hipposideros |
| Species: | H. gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipposideros gigas Wagner, 1845 | |
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| Giant roundleaf bat range | |
The giant roundleaf bat (Hipposideros gigas) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae[2] found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. The species was formerly considered part of H. commersoni, which is now viewed as being restricted to Madagascar.[1][2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- 1 2 Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A. M.; Bergmans, W. (2008). "Hipposideros gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- 1 2 Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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