The lesser great leaf-nosed bat or lesser roundleaf bat (Hipposideros turpis) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Japan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Human interference has caused rapid habitat destruction, this has caused the bat to become endangered.
Subspecies
- H. t. turpis: Yaeyama Islands, Japan, on the 4 islands Iriomote, Ishigaki, Yonaguni, and Hateruma.3
- H. t. pendleuryi Thailand
- H. t. alongensis Vietnam
3. Echenique-Diaz, L. M., Yokoyama, J., Kawata, M., Abe, S., & Ishibashi, Y. (2002). Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the Bang’s leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros turpis. Molecular Ecology Notes, 2(4), 396–397. doi:10.1046/j.1471-8286.2002.00250.x
4. THONG, V. D., PUECHMAILLE, S. J., DENZINGER, A., BATES, P. J. J., DIETZ, C., CSORBA, G., SOISOOK, P., TEELING, E. C., MATSUMURA, S., FUREY, N. M., & SCHNITZLER, H.-U. (2011). Systematics of the Hipposideros turpis complex and a description of a new subspecies from Vietnam. Mammal Review, 42(2), 166–192. doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.00202.x
References
Thong, Vu Dinh; Puechmaille, Sebastien J.; Denzinger, Annette; Bates, Paul J.J.; Dietz, Christian; Csorba, Gabor; Soisook, Pipat; Teeling, Emma C.; Matsumura, Sumiko; Furey, Neil M.; Schnitzler, Hans-Ulrich (2012). "Systematics of the Hipposideros turpis complex and a description of a new subspecies from Vietnam". Mammal Review. 42 (2): 166–192. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.00202.x. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225298076 ↩
Fukui, D.; Sano, A. (2019). "Hipposideros turpis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T80224148A22099660. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T80224148A22099660.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/80224148/22099660 ↩
Fukui, D.; Sano, A. (2019). "Hipposideros turpis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T80224148A22099660. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T80224148A22099660.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/80224148/22099660 ↩