Dayak roundleaf bat

Dayak roundleaf bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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
Dayak roundleaf bat range
Synonyms
Hipposiderus dyacorum Thomas, 1902

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

1. 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.
2. Thomas, O. (1902). "XLV.—A new Hipposiderus from Borneo". Journal of Natural History. 7. 9 (52): 271–272. doi:10.1080/00222930208678585.
3. Nor, S. M. (1996). "The mammalian fauna on the islands at the northern tip of Sabah, Borneo". Fieldiana Zoology (83): 22–23.