Maggie Taylor's roundleaf bat
The Maggie Taylor's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros maggietaylorae) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea.
| Maggie Taylor's roundleaf bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Hipposideros |
| Species: | H. maggietaylorae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipposideros maggietaylorae Smith & Hill, 1981 | |
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| Maggie Taylor's roundleaf bat range | |
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1981 by James Dale Smith and J. Edwards Hill. The holotype had been collected in 1979 in Lengmebung Cave on New Ireland Island. The eponym for the species name "maggietaylorae" is Margaret (Maggie) Taylor. Taylor had financed Smith's research expedition to the Bismarck Archipelago in 1979.[2]
Description
It has a forearm length of 50.4–67.2 mm (1.98–2.65 in). It has dense, woolly fur that is shorter on the head and neck than the rest of the body. Its back fur is grayish brown, while its belly fur is grayish white. It has a dental formula of 1.1.2.32.1.2.3 for a total of 30 teeth.[2]
Range and habitat
It is found on the island of New Guinea (both the Indonesian and the Papua New Guinean sides) as well as several islands of the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It has been documented at elevations up to 380 ft (120 m) above sea level.[1]
Conservation
As of 2008, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this classification because it has a wide geographic range; its population size is presumably large; its numbers are not declining; and it tolerates some human disturbance to the environment. No major threats to this species have been identified.[1]
References
- Bonaccorso, F. & Leary, T. (2008). "Hipposideros maggietaylorae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T10148A3174982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10148A3174982.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- Smith, J. D.; Hill, J. E. (1981). "A new species and subspecies of bat of the Hipposideros bicolor-group from Papua New Guinea, and the systematic status of Hipposideros calcaratus and Hipposideros cupidus (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Hipposideridae)" (PDF). Contributions in Science (331).