Lesser great leaf-nosed bat

Lesser great leaf-nosed bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Hipposideros
Species:
H. turpis
Binomial name
Hipposideros turpis
Bangs, 1901

The lesser great leaf-nosed bat or lesser roundleaf bat (Hipposideros turpis) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Japan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Human interference has caused rapid habitat destruction, this has caused the bat to become endangered.

Subspecies

Previously three subspecies was included:

Two subspecies of Thailand and Vietnam are considered to be distinct species, H. pendleuryi and H. alongensis, respectively.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fukui, D.; Sano, A. (2019). "Hipposideros turpis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T80224148A22099660. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T80224148A22099660.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Thong, Vu Dinh; Puechmaille, Sebastien J.; Denzinger, Annette; Bates, Paul J.J.; Dietz, Christian; Csorba, Gabor; Soisook, Pipat; Teeling, Emma C.; Matsumura, Sumiko; Furey, Neil M.; Schnitzler, Hans-Ulrich (2012). "Systematics of the Hipposideros turpis complex and a description of a new subspecies from Vietnam". Mammal Review. 42 (2): 166–192. Bibcode:2012MamRv..42..166T. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.00202.x.
  3. ↑ Echenique-Diaz, L. M., Yokoyama, J., Kawata, M., Abe, S., & Ishibashi, Y. (2002). Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the Bang's leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros turpis. Molecular Ecology Notes, 2(4), 396–397. doi:10.1046/j.1471-8286.2002.00250.x
  4. ↑ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  5. ↑ THONG, V. D., PUECHMAILLE, S. J., DENZINGER, A., BATES, P. J. J., DIETZ, C., CSORBA, G., SOISOOK, P., TEELING, E. C., MATSUMURA, S., FUREY, N. M., & SCHNITZLER, H.-U. (2011). Systematics of the Hipposideros turpis complex and a description of a new subspecies from Vietnam. Mammal Review, 42(2), 166–192. doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.00202.x