Hipposideros gentilis

Species of bat

Hipposideros gentilis
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Hipposideridae
Genus:	Hipposideros
Species:	H. gentilis
Binomial name
*Hipposideros gentilis* Andersen, 1918

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.^[2] The holotype had been collected by Edward Yerbury Watson near Thayet, Myanmar.^[3] Submitted by his colleague Oldfield Thomas, it was Andersen's final credited publication due to his mysterious disappearance that same year.^[4] Andersen additionally described three subspecies as well as the nominate (H. gentilis gentilis):^[3]

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.^[5]

Hipposideros atrox is now considered a full species by some authorities.^[6]

Description

Hipposideros gentilis has a forearm length of 39.7–44.1 mm (1.56–1.74 in). Its ears are 17.5–24.0 mm (0.69–0.94 in)^[5]

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 0–1,900 m (0–6,234 ft) above sea level in forested or human-modified habitats. During the day, it roosts in caves.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, A. (2020). "Hipposideros gentilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T180991219A180991293. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T180991219A180991293.en. Retrieved 19 January 2024.}
^ "Hipposideros gentilis". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
^ ^a ^b Andersen, K. (1918). "Diagnoses of new bats of the famlies Rhinolophidae and Megadermatidae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 9. 2: 380–381.
^ Ruedas, Luis A. (2006). "Review of Horseshoe Bats of the World". Journal of Mammalogy. 87 (2): 414–416. doi:10.1644/05-MAMM-R-426R.1. ISSN 0022-2372. JSTOR 4094424.
^ ^a ^b Srinivasulu, Bhargavi; Srinivasulu, Chelmala (2018). "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)". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 10 (8): 12018. doi:10.11609/jott.4111.10.8.12018-12026.
^ Douangboubpha , B. (2020) [amended version of 2019 assessment]. "Hipposideros atrox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T80259774A166619528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T80259774A166619528.en. Retrieved 18 July 2020.