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Anthops ornatus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA CHIROPTERA HIPPOSIDERIDAE

Scientific Name: Anthops ornatus
Species Authority: Thomas, 1888
Common Name/s:
English – Solomons Leaf-nosed Bat, Flower-faced Bat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s Hamilton, S.
Evaluator/s: Lamoreux, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team), Racey, P.A., Medellín, R. & Hutson, A.M. (Chiroptera Red List Authority)
Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient because of the lack of recent information about conservation status and threats it may be facing. The species is considered to be relatively rare and may qualify for a Vulnerable or Endangered status with further information. The species was previously listed as VU A2c, D2 but it is neither likely to be declining at a rate to warrant the A criterion or to be narrowly distributed enough to qualify under D2.
History:
1996 – Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Flower-faced bats are restricted to Bougainville and possibly Buka islands in North Solomons Province of Papua New Guinea, and to the islands of Florida, Choisel, Santa Isabel, and Guadacanal in the Solomons Islands (Bonaccorso 1998; Flannery 1995). The species ranges from sea level up to 200 m asl. (Bonaccorso 1998).
Countries:
Native:
Papua New Guinea (North Solomons); Solomon Islands
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: It is a rare species (Bonaccorso 1998).
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This little-known species has been recorded from tropical moist forest, and flying around village houses. It is believed to be a foliage-gleaning insectivore (Bonaccorso 1998; Flannery 1995).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The threats to flower-faced bats are not well-known. This species is present on a few medium-sized islands (Bonaccorso 1998).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: A possible conservation measure for this species would be the protection of known roosting sites. Further studies into the distribution, ecology, and threats to this species are needed.
Citation: Hamilton, S. 2008. Anthops ornatus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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