| Dayak roundleaf bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Hipposideros |
| Species: | H. dyacorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipposideros dyacorum Thomas, 1902 | |
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| Dayak roundleaf bat range | |
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The Dayak roundleaf bat (Hipposideros dyacorum), also known as the least roundleaf bat, is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Indonesia and Malaysia.
Taxonomy
The Dayak roundleaf bat was described as a new species in 1902 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. Thomas named it Hipposiderus dyacorum, misspelling the genus Hipposideros. The holotype had been collected by Charles Hose on Mount Mulu, Malaysia.[2]
Description
Its forearm length is 40–42 mm (1.6–1.7 in), and individuals weigh 6–10 g (0.21–0.35 oz).[3]
References
- ↑ Khan, F.A.A.; Rajasegaran, P.; Shazali, N. (2020). "Hipposideros dyacorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T10132A22090760. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T10132A22090760.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Thomas, O. (1902). "XLV.—A new Hipposiderus from Borneo". Journal of Natural History. 7. 9 (52): 271–272. doi:10.1080/00222930208678585.
- ↑ Nor, S. M. (1996). "The mammalian fauna on the islands at the northern tip of Sabah, Borneo". Fieldiana Zoology (83): 22–23.
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