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Fly River roundleaf bat
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<h2 id="taxonomy">Taxonomy</h2> <p>The Fly River roundleaf bat was <a href="/facts/Species_description/JyFpxSvJ">described</a> as a new species in 1886 by British mammalogist <a href="/facts/Oldfield_Thomas/Mtl09GRp">Oldfield Thomas</a> and Italian naturalist <a href="/facts/Giacomo_Doria/RgzxA3b4">Giacomo Doria</a>. They initially placed it in the now-defunct genus <i>Phyllorhina</i>, with a scientific name of <i>Phyllorhina muscina</i>. The <a href="/facts/Holotype/a8n9vhHa">holotype</a> had been collected by <a href="/facts/Luigi_D%2527Albertis/laC34eBL">Luigi D'Albertis</a> along the <a href="/facts/Fly_River/1oqldBGa">Fly River</a> of <a href="/facts/Papua_New_Guinea/RLaVlhFC">Papua New Guinea</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> In 1941, <a href="/facts/George_Henry_Hamilton_Tate/xG5mRTsz">George Henry Hamilton Tate</a> divided the genus <i>Hipposideros</i> into species groups of morphologically similar species. He named one group the <i>Hipposideros muscinus</i> group: in it, he placed the Fly River roundleaf bat, <a href="/facts/Semon%2527s_leaf-nosed_bat/2FSAn7jH">Semon's leaf-nosed bat</a> (<i>H. semoni</i>), <a href="/facts/Wollaston%2527s_roundleaf_bat/UVDaQIDd">Wollaston's roundleaf bat</a> (<i>H. wollastoni</i>), and the <a href="/facts/Northern_leaf-nosed_bat/LKsRGDRC">northern leaf-nosed bat</a> (<i>H. stenotis</i>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> In 1963, however, <a href="/facts/John_Edwards_Hill/H5pHbttm">John Edwards Hill</a> included the Fly River roundleaf bat as part of the <i><a href="/facts/Cyclops_roundleaf_bat/pFIlzSSv">Hipposideros cyclops</a></i> species group along with all previous members of the <i>H. muscinus</i> group, as well as <i>H. cyclops</i> and <i><a href="/facts/Greater_roundleaf_bat/oJ8A5pIb">H. camerunensis</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="description">Description</h2> <p>Based on two individuals, Thomas and Doria noted that the Fly River roundleaf bat has a head and body length of 44–52 mm (1.7–2.0 in); a tail length of 23 mm (0.91 in); and a forearm length of 45–47 mm (1.8–1.9 in).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="range-and-habitat">Range and habitat</h2> <p>The Fly River roundleaf bat is found only on the island of <a href="/facts/New_Guinea/qB0bzfSH">New Guinea</a>, where its range includes both <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a> and <a href="/facts/Papua_New_Guinea/RLaVlhFC">Papua New Guinea</a>. It has been documented at a range of elevations from 0–750 m (0–2,461 ft) above sea level. It is found in forested habitat.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="conservation">Conservation</h2> <p>As of 2017, the Fly River roundleaf bat is evaluated as a <a href="/facts/Least-concern_species/8u7koV5r">least-concern species</a> by the <a href="/facts/IUCN/QwV8JXup">IUCN</a>—its lowest conservation priority.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Thomas, O.; Doria, G. (1886). "Note intoruo ad alcuni Chirotteri appartenenti al Museo Civico di Genova e descrizione di due nuove specie del genere Phyllorhina" [Notes on some Chiroptera belonging to the Genoa Civic Museum and description of two new species of the genus Phyllorhina]. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 2 (in Italian). 24: 201–204. <a href="https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29872105" target="_blank">https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29872105</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Tate, G. H. H. (1941). "A review of the genus Hipposideros with special reference to Indo-Australian species". Bulletin of the AMNH. 78 (5): 9. hdl:2246/1780. <a href="http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/1780" target="_blank">http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/1780</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>FLANNERY, T.F.; COLGAN, D.J. (1993). "A new species and two new subspecies of Hipposideros (Chiroptera) from Western Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 45 (1): 43–57. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.129. <a href="https://media.australianmuseum.net.au/media/Uploads/Journals/17778/129_complete.pdf" target="_blank">https://media.australianmuseum.net.au/media/Uploads/Journals/17778/129_complete.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Thomas, O.; Doria, G. (1886). "Note intoruo ad alcuni Chirotteri appartenenti al Museo Civico di Genova e descrizione di due nuove specie del genere Phyllorhina" [Notes on some Chiroptera belonging to the Genoa Civic Museum and description of two new species of the genus Phyllorhina]. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 2 (in Italian). 24: 201–204. <a href="https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29872105" target="_blank">https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29872105</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Armstrong, K.N.; Aplin, K. (2021) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Hipposideros muscinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T10151A209537407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T10151A209537407.en. Retrieved 16 December 2023. <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10151/209537407" target="_blank">https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10151/209537407</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Armstrong, K.N.; Aplin, K. (2021) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Hipposideros muscinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T10151A209537407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T10151A209537407.en. Retrieved 16 December 2023. <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10151/209537407" target="_blank">https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10151/209537407</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>