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{{short description|Species of mammal}}
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{{Taxobox
| name = Fulvus Roundleaf Bat
| name = Fulvus roundleaf bat
| image = Fulvous Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros fulvus).jpg
| image =
| image_caption = Location: Manpeshwar CaveDahisar, Mumbai
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| status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| status = LC
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| status_system = IUCN3.1
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Srinivasulu, B. |author2=Srinivasulu, C. |date=2019 |title=''Hipposideros fulvus'' |volume=2019 |page=e.T10135A22089934 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T10135A22089934.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>
| classis = [[Mammalia]]
| ordo = [[Chiroptera]]
| genus = Hipposideros
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| species = fulvus
| familia = [[Hipposideridae]]
| authority = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1838
| genus = ''[[Hipposideros]]''
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| species = '''''H. fulvus'''''
| binomial = ''Hipposideros fulvus''
| binomial_authority = Gray, 1838
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| range_map = Fulvus Roundleaf Bat area.png
| range_map = Fulvus Roundleaf Bat area.png
| range_map_caption = Fulvus Roundleaf Bat range
| range_map_caption = Fulvus roundleaf bat range
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The '''Fulvus Roundleaf Bat''' ('''''Hipposideros fulvus''''') is a species of [[bat]] in the family [[Hipposideridae]]. It is found in [[Afghanistan]], [[Cambodia]], [[India]], [[Laos]], [[Myanmar]], [[Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Thailand]], and possibly in [[Vietnam]].
The '''fulvus roundleaf bat''' or '''fulvus leaf-nosed bat''' ('''''Hipposideros fulvus''''') is a species of [[bat]] in the family [[Hipposideridae]]. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.<ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021" />

==Taxonomy==
The fulvus roundleaf bat was [[species description|described]] as a new species in 1838 by British zoologist [[John Edward Gray]].
The [[holotype]] had been collected by [[Walter Elliot (naturalist)|Walter Elliot]] in the [[Chennai|Madras]], India (now Chennai).
Gray stated that its fur was "reddish [[fulvous]]", giving it the [[specific epithet (zoology)|species name]] "''fulvus''".<ref name="Gray 1838">{{cite journal|last=Gray| first= J. E.| year=1838| title= A revision of the genera of bats (Vespertilionidae), and the description of some new genera and species| journal= Magazine of Zoology and Botany| volume= 2| issue=12| pages= 483–505| url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026395}}</ref>

==Description==
Individuals have a forearm length of {{cvt|38-44|mm|in}} and weigh {{cvt|8-9|g|oz}}. It has large ears that are rounded at the tips. Its fur color is variable; individuals have been documented with pale yellow, golden orange, and pale gray fur.<ref name="Smith 2010">{{cite book | title=A Guide to the Mammals of China | publisher=Princeton University Press | author=Smith, Andrew T.| year=2010 | isbn=9781400834112|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ka-9f68nPT4C&pg=PA347|page=347}}</ref>

==Range and habitat==
It is native to Central and South Asia, and has been documented in the following countries: [[Afghanistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Sri Lanka]]. It is found at a range of elevations from {{cvt|0-2600|m|ft}} above sea level.<ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021" />

==Conservation==
As of 2019, it is evaluated as a [[least-concern species]] by the [[IUCN]]. It meets the criteria for this classification because it has a wide&mdash;if patchy&mdash;geographic range, and it is not likely to be experiencing rapid population decline. It has a low population density, however, and is threatened by disturbance of its roosts.<ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021" />


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/10135/all Hipposideros fulvus]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 30 July 2007.

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[[Category:Mammals of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Mammals of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Mammals of India]]
[[Category:Mammals of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Mammals of Sri Lanka|Bat, Fulvus Roundleaf]]
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Latest revision as of 13:50, 21 November 2022

Fulvus roundleaf bat
Location: Manpeshwar CaveDahisar, Mumbai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Hipposideros
Species:
H. fulvus
Binomial name
Hipposideros fulvus
Gray, 1838
Fulvus roundleaf bat range

The fulvus roundleaf bat or fulvus leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros fulvus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.[1]

Taxonomy

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The fulvus roundleaf bat was described as a new species in 1838 by British zoologist John Edward Gray. The holotype had been collected by Walter Elliot in the Madras, India (now Chennai). Gray stated that its fur was "reddish fulvous", giving it the species name "fulvus".[2]

Description

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Individuals have a forearm length of 38–44 mm (1.5–1.7 in) and weigh 8–9 g (0.28–0.32 oz). It has large ears that are rounded at the tips. Its fur color is variable; individuals have been documented with pale yellow, golden orange, and pale gray fur.[3]

Range and habitat

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It is native to Central and South Asia, and has been documented in the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It is found at a range of elevations from 0–2,600 m (0–8,530 ft) above sea level.[1]

Conservation

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As of 2019, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this classification because it has a wide—if patchy—geographic range, and it is not likely to be experiencing rapid population decline. It has a low population density, however, and is threatened by disturbance of its roosts.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C. (2019). "Hipposideros fulvus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T10135A22089934. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T10135A22089934.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gray, J. E. (1838). "A revision of the genera of bats (Vespertilionidae), and the description of some new genera and species". Magazine of Zoology and Botany. 2 (12): 483–505.
  3. ^ Smith, Andrew T. (2010). A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press. p. 347. ISBN 9781400834112.
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