Hipposideros pelingensis, Shamel, 1940

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Peleng Leaf-nosed Bat

Hipposideros pelingensis

French: Phyllorhine de Peleng / German: Peleng-Rundblattnase / Spanish: Hiposidérido de Peleng

Other common names: Peleng Roundleaf Bat

Taxonomy. Hipposideros pelingensis Shamel, 1940 ,

“Island of Peleng, Celebes [= east of Sulawesi],” Indonesia.

Hipposideros pelingensis is in the diadema species group. It was previously considered a subspecies of H. dinops . Further taxonomic research is needed. Monotypic.

Distribution. Sulawesi and adjacent Peleng, Buton, and Kabaena Is, also on Tukangbesi Is (Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, and Tornea).

Descriptive notes. Forearm 93-4—96-9 mm; weight 50 g. The Peleng Leaf-nosed Bat is very similar to the Fierce Leaf-nosed Bat (M dinops ) but has shorter tibia. Ears are large and triangular, slightly concave below tip. Noseleaf is well developed, anterior leaf with three pairs of supplementary lateral leaflets. Intermediate leaf has a small protuberance in central part. Upper margin of posterior noseleaf is semicircular and three vertical septa form four cells on frontal surface. Fur is pale brown with brownishyellowish stripes along the sides.

Habitat. The Peleng Leaf-nosed Bat has been reported near karst areas and agricultural lands. It is found from the sea level up to 1000 m.

Food and Feeding. Diet of the Peleng Leaf-nosed Bat is probably based on insects. The species has been observed foraging over farmland.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. The Peleng Leaf-nosed Bat has been reported roosting in caves. Echolocation call includes a F component of52—57 kHz.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Peleng Leaf-nosed Bat is thought to be gregarious, forming colonies of hundreds or even thousands of individuals, in caves.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Near Threatened on The IUCN Red List. Although the Peleng Leaf-nosed Bat is locally common, limestone extraction and human disturbance at roosts could constitute important threats to its population, which is probably decreasing already, or likely to do so in the near future.

Bibliography. Hill (1963a, 1983), Hutson, Schütter & Kingston (2008), Murray et al. (2012), Patterson et al. (2017), Shamel (1940).

Figures

24. Large-eared Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros megalotis), 25. Boeadi’s Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros boeadii), 26. Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros alongensis), 27. Great Himalayan Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros armiger), 28. Griffin’s Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros griffoni), 29. Pendlebury’s Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros pendleburyi), 30. Lesser Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros turpis), 31. Grand Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros grandis), 32. Horsfield’s Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros larvatus), 33. Maduran Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros madurae), 34. Sorensen’s Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros sorenseni), 35. Sumban Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros sumbae), 36. Shield-faced Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros lylei), 37. Pratt’s Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros pratti), 38. Shield-nosed Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros scutinares), 39. Makira Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros demissus), 40. Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros diadema), 41. Fierce Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros dinops), 42. Crested Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros inexpectatus), 43. Amhem Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros inomatus), 44. Indian Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros lankadiva), 45. Large Asian Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros lekaguli), 46. Peleng Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros pelingensis)

Distribution. Sulawesi and adjacent Peleng, Buton, and Kabaena Is, also on Tukangbesi Is (Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, and Tornea).