Giant roundleaf bat
The giant roundleaf bat (Macronycteris gigas) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae[2] found in western tropical Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. The species was formerly considered part of M. commersoni, which is now viewed as being restricted to Madagascar.[1][2] Both commersoni and it were formerly placed in the genus Hipposideros, but moved to the resurrected Macronycteris in 2017 on the basis of molecular evidence.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Macronycteris |
| Species: | M. gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| Macronycteris gigas (Wagner, 1845) | |
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References
- Monadjem, A.; Bergmans, W.; Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M. (2017). "Hipposideros gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44687A22075133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44687A22075133.en.
- Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Foley, N. M.; Goodman, S. M.; Whelan, C. V.; Puechmaille, S. J.; Teeling, E. (June 2017). "Towards Navigating the Minotaur's Labyrinth: Cryptic Diversity and Taxonomic Revision within the Speciose Genus Hipposideros (Hipposideridae)". Acta Chiropterologica. 19 (1): 1–18. doi:10.3161/15081109acc2017.19.1.001.
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