Giant roundleaf bat

Giant roundleaf bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Hipposideridae
Genus:	Macronycteris
Species:	M. gigas
Binomial name
Macronycteris gigas (Wagner, 1845)
Giant roundleaf bat range

The giant roundleaf bat (Macronycteris gigas) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae ^[2] found in western tropical Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. The species was formerly considered part of M. commersoni , which is now viewed as being restricted to Madagascar. ^{[1] [2]} Both commersoni and it were formerly placed in the genus Hipposideros , but moved to the resurrected Macronycteris in 2017 on the basis of molecular evidence. ^[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Monadjem, A.; Bergmans, W.; Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M. (2017). "Macronycteris gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T44687A22075133. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44687A22075133.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. 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. p. 372. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
3. Foley, N. M.; Goodman, S. M.; Whelan, C. V.; Puechmaille, S. J.; Teeling, E. (June 2017). "Towards Navigating the Minotaur's Labyrinth: Cryptic Diversity and Taxonomic Revision within the Speciose Genus Hipposideros (Hipposideridae)". Acta Chiropterologica. 19 (1): 1–18. doi:10.3161/15081109acc2017.19.1.001.