Giant roundleaf bat

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Giant roundleaf bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Macronycteris
Species:
M. gigas
Binomial name
Macronycteris gigas
(Wagner, 1845)
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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. 1 2 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. 1 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.