Big-Eared Roundleaf Bat - Hipposideros macrobullatus
( Tate, 1941 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Data Deficient
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in Captivity

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This species is thought to roost in caves and tree hollows, three Kangean records from Tate 1941 refer to “Gua Beringin”. Gua is an Indonesian cave, and Grot Bulu Sipong – Grot is the Dutch for cave. It probably forages in woodland. The altitudinal range is unknown.


Range:
This species has been recorded from three localities in Indonesia: Kangean Island, southwest Sulawesi and Seram (Simmons 2005). The type locality of H. macrobullatus is Talassa (near Maros) on Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Conservation:
This species possibly occurs in protected areas. Further taxonomic study, especially comparative work with H. pomona, is required to determine the status of this species.

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