Nicobar Leaf-nosed Bat

Hipposideros nicobarulae

Classification

Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae

The Nicobar leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros nicobarulae) is an endangered species of bat endemic to the Nicobar Islands. Taxonomy The Nicobar leaf-nosed bat was described as a new species in 1902 by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. The holotype had been collected on Little Nicobar island in 1901 by William Louis Abbott.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Nicobar Leaf-nosed Bat

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