Hipposideros crumeniferus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	HIPPOSIDERIDAE

Scientific Name:

Hipposideros crumeniferus

Species Authority:

(Lesueur & Petit, 1807)

Common Name/s:

English

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Timor Leaf-nosed Bat, Timor Roundleaf Bat

Taxonomic Notes:

This species may represent H. cervinus as the current determination is based on palate morphology only (Laurie and Hill 1954, Hill 1963, Corbet and Hill 1992, Pavlinov et al. 1995, Simmons 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Hutson, A.M., Schlitter, D. & Csorba, G.

Reviewer/s:

Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority), Chanson, J. & Chiozza, F. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
This species is listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity as well as the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements. This is a very poorly known species, and a clear priority for additional taxonomic and survey work.

History:

1996

–

Data Deficient (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is recorded from Timor, Indonesia (Simmons 2005).
Countries:	Native: Indonesia
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Population [top]

Population:	The abundance and population size of this species are not known.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	There is little information available about the habitat preferences and ecology of this species. Presumably, it is found in primary forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known whether this species is present in any protected areas. Knowledge of this species is extremely poor, additional taxonomic and survey work are required.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known whether this species is present in any protected areas. Knowledge of this species is extremely poor, additional taxonomic and survey work are required.

Bibliography [top]

	Corbet, G. B. and Hill, J. E. 1992. Mammals of the Indo-Malayan Region: A Systematic Review. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. Hill, J. E. 1963. A revision of the genus Hipposideros. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series 11: 1-129. Laurie, E. M. O. and Hill, J. E. 1954. List of land mammals of New Guinea, Celebes and adjacent islands 1758-1952. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, UK. Pavlinov, I. Y., Borisenko, A. V., Kruskop, S. V. and Yakhontov, E. L. 1995. Mlekopitayushchie Evrazii [Mammals of Eurasia]. II. Non-Rodentia. Moscow University, Moscow, Russia. Simmons, N. B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 312-529. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Corbet, G. B. and Hill, J. E. 1992. Mammals of the Indo-Malayan Region: A Systematic Review. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Hill, J. E. 1963. A revision of the genus Hipposideros. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series 11: 1-129.

Laurie, E. M. O. and Hill, J. E. 1954. List of land mammals of New Guinea, Celebes and adjacent islands 1758-1952. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, UK.

Pavlinov, I. Y., Borisenko, A. V., Kruskop, S. V. and Yakhontov, E. L. 1995. Mlekopitayushchie Evrazii [Mammals of Eurasia]. II. Non-Rodentia. Moscow University, Moscow, Russia.

Simmons, N. B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 312-529. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Citation:	Hutson, A.M., Schlitter, D. & Csorba, G. 2008. Hipposideros crumeniferus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 May 2012.
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