Hipposideros galeritus Cantor 1846
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Mittermeier, Russell A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Hipposideridae
Hipposideros
Hipposideros galeritus

description: 54. Cantor’s Leaf-nosed Bat <i>Hipposideros galeritus</i> <b>French:</b> Phyllorhine de Cantor / <b>German:</b> Cantor-Rundblattnase / <b>Spanish:</b> Hiposidérido de Cantor <b>Other common names:</b> Cantor's Roundleaf Bat <b>Taxonomy.</b> Hipposideros galeritus Cantor, 1846, “ Pinang [= Penang],” Malaysia. Hipposideros galeritus was previously included in the bicolor species group, but is now placed in the calcaratus species group. Four subspecies recognized. <b>Subspecies and Distribution.</b> H. g. galeritus Cantor, 1846 -SE Thailand, S Laos, C &amp; S Vietnam, Cambodia, Malay Peninsula (including Tarutao and Penang Is), Sumatra, and Bangka I. H. g. brachyotis Dobson, 1874 -India (Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Bihar, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh), Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. H. g. insolens Lyon, 1911 — Borneo. H. g. longicauda Peters, 1861 -W &amp; Java. Also present on Sanana I (Sula Is), but subspecies involved not known. <b>Descriptive notes.</b> Head—body 45—59-5 mm, tail 29-5— 37 mm, ear 14-5— 17 mm, hindfoot 4-9— 8 mm, forearm 45—51-3 mm; weight 8-6 g. Females are normally larger than males. Cantor’s Leaf-nosed Bat has relatively short triangular ears; antitragus is as much as one-third of ear length. Noseleaf is simple and has two pairs of supplementary lateral leaflets in anterior leaf. Upper margin of intermediate leaf is slightly convex. Posterior leaf has a semicircular upper margin and presents three septa, forming four cells on frontal surface. Frontal sac is well developed in males. Tail is long. Pelage is brownish-grayish and sometimes reddish on dorsum; on ventral area fur is paler. <b>Habitat.</b> Both dry and wet forests at elevations from sea level up to 1100 m. <b>Food and Feeding.</b> Cantor’s Leaf-nosed Bat feeds on insects, mosdy beetles and moths. It forages in forest habitats, flying close to the ground. <b>Breeding.</b> Small breeding colonies of Cantor’s Leaf-nosed Bat have been reported, mosdy in caves. Females have been reported carrying young in May. <b>Activity patterns.</b> Cantor’s Leaf-nosed Bat roosts in caves, abandoned mines, fissures, churches, temples, crevices in buildings, and tunnels. Echolocation call includes a F component of 109-117 kHz. <b>Movements, Home range and Social organization.</b> Cantor’s Leaf-nosed Bat is gregarious, forming groups of tens or hundreds of individuals. It has been observed sharing roosts with the Fawn-colored Leaf-nosed Bat (H. ceruinus) and other bat species such as Eonycteris, Dobsonia, Miniopterus, Taphozous, Emballonura, and the Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat (H. diadema). In Sri Lanka, it is reported to change its roost sites frequently. <b>Status and Conservation.</b> Classified as Least Concern on The IUCNRed List. Although Cantor’s Leaf-nosed Bat is usually not very abundant, it has a wide range and is thought to have a large overall population, as well as the ability to adapt to a certain amount of habitat disturbance. Habitat loss and transformation, and disturbance to roosting sites are probably threats. <b>Bibliography.</b> Debata &amp; Palita (2017), Debata eta/. (2015), Francis, Kingston eta/. (2008), Hill (1971c), Jenkins &amp; Hill (1981), Kaur eta/. (2017), Vestjens &amp; Hall (1977).
description: Published as part of <i>Don E. Wilson &amp; Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Hipposideridae, pp. 227-258 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions</i> on pages 246-247, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3739808