Hipposideros gentilis

{{about|the roundleaf bat found throughout Asia|the roundleaf bat endemic to India|Pomona roundleaf bat}}

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| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| taxon = Hipposideros gentilis

| authority = Andersen, 1918

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Hipposideros gentilis, commonly known as Andersen's leaf-nosed bat or Andersen's roundleaf bat, is a species of roundleaf bat found in Asia.

Taxonomy

Hipposideros gentilis was described as a new species in 1918 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen.{{cite mdd|id=1004601|title=Hipposideros gentilis}} The holotype had been collected by Edward Yerbury Watson near Thayet, Myanmar.{{cite journal|last=Andersen| first= K.| year= 1918| title= Diagnoses of new bats of the famlies Rhinolophidae and Megadermatidae| journal= The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology| series= 9| volume= 2| pages= 380–381 }} Submitted by his colleague Oldfield Thomas, it was Andersen's final credited publication due to his mysterious disappearance that same year.{{Cite journal |last=Ruedas |first=Luis A. |date=2006 |title=Review of Horseshoe Bats of the World |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4094424 |journal=Journal of Mammalogy |volume=87 |issue=2 |pages=414–416 |doi=10.1644/05-MAMM-R-426R.1 |jstor=4094424 |issn=0022-2372}} Andersen additionally described three subspecies as well as the nominate (H. gentilis gentilis):

H. gentilis sinensis
H. gentilis atrox
H. gentilis major

In 1963, British mammalogist John Edwards Hill published that he considered all the subspecies of H. gentilis as subspecies of the bicolored roundleaf bat (H. bicolor). He later considered H. g. gentilis and H. g. sinensis as subspecies of the Pomona roundleaf bat (H. pomona). A 2018 publication stated that H. gentilis should be considered a full species rather than a subspecies due to its distinct baculum, nose-leaf, and echolocation characteristics.{{cite journal|doi=10.11609/jott.4111.10.8.12018-12026 |title=In plain sight: Bacular and noseleaf morphology supports distinct specific status of Roundleaf Bats Hipposideros pomona Andersen, 1918 and Hipposideros gentilis Andersen, 1918 (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) |date=2018 |last1=Srinivasulu |first1=Bhargavi |last2=Srinivasulu |first2=Chelmala |journal=Journal of Threatened Taxa |volume=10 |issue=8 |page=12018 |doi-access=free }}

Hipposideros atrox is now considered a full species by some authorities.{{cite iucn |author=Douangboubpha, B. |year=2020 |title=Hipposideros atrox |amends=2019 |volume=2020 |page=e.T80259774A166619528 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T80259774A166619528.en |access-date=18 July 2020}}

Description

Hipposideros gentilis has a forearm length of {{cvt|39.7-44.1|mm|in}}. Its ears are {{cvt|17.5-24.0|mm|in}}

Range and habitat

Its range extends throughout Asia, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. It can be found at a range of elevations from {{cvt|0-1900|m|ft}} above sea level in forested or human-modified habitats. During the day, it roosts in caves.

References

Category:Hipposideros

Category:Taxa named by Knud Andersen

Category:Mammals described in 1918

Category:Bats of Asia