Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Northern Leaf-nosed Bat, Narrow-eared Roundleaf Bat
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Ecology:
This species is found in areas of sandstone cliffs
, escarpments
and
boulder
country, gorges
, and waterholes bordered
by paperbark trees
(Milne and Hall 2008). It roosts in boulder piles, crevices, old
mines, and shallow caves. The species is only found singly or in
twos (N. McKenzie and B
. Thomson pers. comm.
).[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 2 Savanna
- 2.1 Savanna - Dry
- 6 Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)
- 7 Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)
- 7.1 Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) - Caves
- 7.2 Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) - Other Subterranean Habitats [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Archonta
()
- (Gregory, 1910) McKenna, 1975
- Order:
Chiroptera
()
- Blumenbach, 1779
- Suborder:
Microchiroptera
()
- Dobson, 1875
- Infraorder:
Yinochiroptera
()
- Koopman, 1984
- Superfamily:
Rhinolophoidea
()
- (Gray, 1825) Weber, 1928
- Family:
Rhinolophidae
()
- (Gray, 1825) Bell, 1836
- Subfamily:
Rhinonycterinae
()
- Tribe:
Rhinonycterini
()
- Subtribe:
Hipposiderina
()
- Genus:
Hipposideros
()
- Gray, 1831
- Specific name:
stenotis
- Thomas, 1913
- Scientific name: - Hipposideros stenotis Thomas, 1913
- Specific name:
stenotis
- Thomas, 1913
- Genus:
Hipposideros
(
- Subtribe:
Hipposiderina
(
- Tribe:
Rhinonycterini
(
- Subfamily:
Rhinonycterinae
(
- Family:
Rhinolophidae
(
- Superfamily:
Rhinolophoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Yinochiroptera
(
- Suborder:
Microchiroptera
(
- Order:
Chiroptera
(
- Grandorder:
Archonta
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 08-Jun-2004
Similar Species
Members of the genus Hipposideros
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 71 species and subspecies in this genus:
H. abae (Aba Roundleaf Bat) · H. armiger (Great Himalayan Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. ater (Dusky Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. beatus (Benito Roundleaf Bat) · H. bicolor (Bicolored Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. boeadii (Boeadis Roundleaf Bat) · H. breviceps (Short-Headed Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. caffer (Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat) · H. caffer caffer (Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat) · H. calcaratus (Spurred Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. camerunensis (Greater Roundleaf Bat) · H. cervinus (Fawn-Colored Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. cineraceus (Least Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. commersoni (Commerson's Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. commersoni commersoni (Commerson's Roundleaf Bat) · H. coronatus (Large Mindanao Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. corynophyllus (Telefomin Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. coxi (Cox's Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. crumeniferus (Timor Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. curtus (Short-Tailed Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. cyclops (Cyclops Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. demissus (Makira Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. diadema (Diadem Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. dinops (Fierce Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. doriae (Bornean Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. durgadasi (Durga Das's Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. dyacorum (Dayak Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. edwardshilli (Hill's Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. fuliginosus (Sooty Roundleaf Bat) · H. fulvus (Fulvus Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. galeritus (Cantor's Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. gigas (Giant Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. grandis (Grand Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. halophyllus (Thailand Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. hypophyllus (Kolar Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. inexpectatus (Crested Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. inornatus (Arnhem Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. jonesi (Jones' Roundleaf Bat) · H. khaokhouayensis (Phou Khao Khouay Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. lamottei (Lamotte's Roundleaf Bat) · H. lankadiva (Indian Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. larvatus (Horsfield's Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. lekaguli (Large Asian Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. lylei (Shield-Faced Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. macrobullatus (Big-Eared Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. madurae (Maduran Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. maggietaylorae (Maggie Taylor's Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. marisae (Aellen's Roundleaf Bat) · H. megalotis (Ethiopian Large-Eard Roundleaf Bat) · H. muscinus (Fly River Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. nequam (Malayan Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. obscurus (Philippine Forest Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. orbiculus (Orbiculus Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. papua (Biak Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. pelingensis (Peleng Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. pomona (Andersen's Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. pratti (Pratt's Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. pygmaeus (Philippine Pygmy Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. ridleyi (Singapore Roundleaf Horseshoe Bat) · H. rotalis (Laotian Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. ruber (Noack's Roundleaf Bat) · H. sabanus (Least Roundleaf Bat) · H. schistaceus (Split Roundleaf Bat) · H. scutinares (Shield-Nosed Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. semoni (Semon's Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. sorenseni (Sorensen's Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. speoris (Schneider's Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. stenotis (Northern Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. sumbae (Sumban Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. turpis (Lesser Leaf-Nosed Bat) · H. wollastoni (Wollaston's Leaf-Nosed Bat)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 72, p. 73, p. 74, p. 75, p. 76, p. 82, p. 86, p. 87, p. 88.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 184.
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. url p. 138.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Hipposideros stenotis. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Thomson, B. & McKenzie, N. 2008. Hipposideros stenotis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 104391
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-631531
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 631531
- IUCN ID: 214289
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 5928
Footnotes
- Thomson, B. & McKenzie, N. 2008. Hipposideros stenotis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
