Pratt's roundleaf bat
{{Short description|Species of bat}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Pratt's roundleaf bat
| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.33155.b ven - Hipposideros pratti - skin.jpeg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Hipposideros
| species = pratti
| authority = Thomas, 1891
| synonyms =
| range_map = Pratt's Roundleaf Bat area.png
| range_map_caption = Pratt's roundleaf bat range
}}
Pratt's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros pratti) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1891 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas.{{cite journal| last=Thomas| first= O.| date=1891| title= LXII.—Descriptions of three new bats in the British Museum Collection| journal= Journal of Natural History| series=6|volume= 7| issue= 42| pages=527–528| url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19243480| doi=10.1080/00222939109460659}}
The eponym for the species name "pratti" is Antwerp Edgar Pratt.{{cite book|author1=Bo Beolens|author2=Michael Watkins|author3=Michael Grayson|title=The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I-kSmWLc6vYC&pg=PA328|date=7 October 2009|publisher=JHU Press|isbn=978-0-8018-9533-3|pages=328–}}
Pratt collected the holotype that Thomas used to describe the species.
Description
Pratt's roundleaf bat has dorsal fur that is reddish brown in color. However, its ventral fur is lighter. The average forearm length of these bats is {{convert|83.4-90.8|mm|in|abbr=on}} and the average body mass is {{convert|53-68.9|g|oz|abbr=on}}. It has a transverse bilobed shield behind the posterior noseleaf. In young males and females the shield may be small, but in old males it becomes an elaborate, flashy structure.{{cite web |title=Hipposideros pratti. Pratt's Roundleaf Bat |url=http://www.bio.bris.ac.uk/research/bats/China%20bats/hipposiderospratti.htm |work=Bats in China |publisher=University of Bristol |access-date=31 May 2015}}
Range and habitat
Pratt's roundleaf bat resides in caves which are typical diurnal roosts site and may contain hundreds or thousands of bats. It also shares its roosts with other bat species such as the great roundleaf bat, Hipposideros armiger.
References
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{{Hipposideridae}}
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Category:Mammals described in 1891