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Makira Leaf-nosed Bat

Hipposideros demissus

Classification

The Makira roundleaf bat or Makira leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros demissus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae endemic to the Solomon Islands. Taxonomy The Makira roundleaf bat was described as a new species in 1909 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. The holotype had been collected by English naturalist Albert Stewart Meek in 1908.

Distribution

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