Hipposideros pelingensis

Shamel, 1940

Peleng Leaf-nosed Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Rhinolophoidea
Family : Hipposideridae
Genus : Hipposideros

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Shamel, H.H. 1940-08-13. The insectivorous bats collected by H. C. Raven in Celebes. Journal of Mammalogy 21(3):352-354.

Authority publication link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1374766

Original name as described

Hipposideros pelingensis

Other common names

Peleng Roundleaf Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:219433

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Island of Peleng, Celebes [= east of Sulawesi]," Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

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