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Maggie Taylor's roundleaf bat

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Maggie Taylor's roundleaf bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Hipposideros
Species:
H. maggietaylorae
Binomial name
Hipposideros maggietaylorae
Smith & Hill, 1981
Maggie Taylor's roundleaf bat range

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.

Taxonomy and etymology

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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

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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

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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

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As of 2021, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN. No major threats to this species have been identified.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Armstrong, K.N.; Wiantoro, S. (2021). "Hipposideros maggietaylorae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T10148A22100717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T10148A22100717.en. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b 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 (331): 1–19. doi:10.5962/p.241265.