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Malayan roundleaf bat
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The Malayan roundleaf bat (Hipposideros nequam) is a horseshoe bat found only in Malaysia. It is listed as a data deficient species.
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Taxonomy
It was described as a new species in 1918 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. The holotype had been collected in 1879[2] by W. Davison in Klang, Malaysia. It was presented to Andersen by Allan Octavian Hume.[3] It is considered a member of the bicolor species group within Hipposideros based on its morphology. The holotype is the only known specimen of this species.[4] As it was damaged, it is uncertain if the Malayan roundleaf bat is truly a distinct species.[1] Its species name "nequam" is Latin for "worthless."
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Description
The forearm length of the holotype was 46 mm (1.8 in). It had a large nose-leaf of 6 mm (0.24 in) in length and 8 mm (0.31 in) in width. Its first premolar is small and its nasal septum is very thin.[3]
Range and status
The Malayan roundleaf bat is only known from the type locality of Klang, Malaysia.[1][3] As of 2016, it was evaluated as a data deficient species by the IUCN.[1]
References
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