Arnhem leaf-nosed bat

Species of mammal

Arnhem leaf-nosed bat

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Mammalia
Order:  | Chiroptera
Family:  | Hipposideridae
Genus:  | Macronycteris
Species:  |

H. inornatus

Binomial name
Hipposideros inornatus

McKean, 1970

Range of H. inornatus in northern Australia
Synonyms

* Hipposideros diadema inornatus McKean, 1970

The Arnhem leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros inornatus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It lives in the sandstone areas of Kakadu National Park (Northern Territory, Australia).

## Taxonomy and etymology

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It was described as a subspecies of the diadem leaf-nosed bat in 1970, with the trinomen of Hipposideros diadema inornatus.[2] Its taxonomic status has fluctuated several times since its initial description as a subspecies. Since 1970, it has been fully synonymized with the diadem leaf-nosed bat, recognized again as a subspecies, affirmed as a full species, demoted again to subspecies, and elevated once again to full species.[3] Its species name "inornatus" is Latin for "unadorned".

## Biology and ecology

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It is nocturnal, foraging at night and roosting in sheltered places during the day such as caves or old mines. It is insectivorous, feeding on beetles, moths, cockroaches, and leafhoppers.[1]

## Range and habitat

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It is endemic to the Northern Territory of Australia. Recent records of it have all been within Kakadu National Park.[1]

## Conservation

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As of 2020, it is considered a vulnerable species by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this classification because it is estimated that there are fewer than 1,000 mature individuals left. However, the species does occur within a protected area and its population trend is believed to be stable.[1] In Australia, it is federally listed as "endangered" under the EPBC Act. Locally, it is listed as "vulnerable" in the Northern Territory under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2000.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Milne, D.J. (2020). "Hipposideros inornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136739A22035711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T136739A22035711.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ^ McKean, John L. (1970). "A New Subspecies of the Horseshoe Bat, Hipposideros diadema, from the Northern Territory, Australia". The Western Australian Naturalist. 11 (6): 138–140.
3. ^ Jackson, S.; Jackson, S. M.; Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals. CSIRO PUBLISHING.
4. ^ "Hipposideros inornatus — Arnhem Leaf-nosed Bat". Department of the Environment. Commonwealth of Australia. 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

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Extant species of family Hipposideridae

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Mammalia
* Infraclass: Eutheria
* Superorder: Laurasiatheria
* Order: Chiroptera

Anthops|

* Flower-faced bat (A. ornatus)

Asellia|

* A. arabica
* A. italosomalica
* Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat (A. patrizii)
* Trident bat (A. tridens)

Aselliscus
(Tate's trident-
nosed bats)|

* Stoliczka's trident bat (A. stoliczkanus)
* Temminck's trident bat (A. tricuspidatus)
* Dong Bac's trident bat (A. dongbacana)

Coelops|

* East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat (C. frithii)
* Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat (C. robinsoni)

Hipposideros
(roundleaf bats)|

* Aba roundleaf bat (H. abae)
* H. alongensis
* Great roundleaf bat (H. armiger)
* Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat (H. ater)
* H. atrox
* Benito roundleaf bat (H. beatus)
* Bicolored roundleaf bat (H. bicolor)
* Boeadi's roundleaf bat (H. boeadii)
* Short-headed roundleaf bat (H. breviceps)
* Sundevall's roundleaf bat (H. caffer)
* Spurred roundleaf bat (H. calcaratus)
* Greater roundleaf bat (H. camerunensis)
* Fawn leaf-nosed bat (H. cervinus)
* Ashy roundleaf bat (H. cineraceus)
* Commerson's roundleaf bat (H. commersoni)
* Large Mindanao roundleaf bat (H. coronatus)
* Telefomin roundleaf bat (H. corynophyllus)
* Cox's roundleaf bat (H. coxi)
* Timor roundleaf bat (H. crumeniferus)
* Short-tailed roundleaf bat (H. curtus)
* Cyclops roundleaf bat (H. cyclops)
* Makira roundleaf bat (H. demissus)
* Diadem leaf-nosed bat (H. diadema)
* Fierce roundleaf bat (H. dinops)
* Borneo roundleaf bat (H. doriae)
* Khajuria's leaf-nosed bat (H. durgadasi)
* Dayak roundleaf bat (H. dyacorum)
* Hill's roundleaf bat (H. edwardshilli)
* H. einnaythu
* Sooty roundleaf bat (H. fuliginosus)
* Fulvus roundleaf bat (H. fulvus)
* Cantor's roundleaf bat (H. galeritus)
* H. gentilis
* Giant roundleaf bat (H. gigas)
* Grand roundleaf bat (H. grandis)
* H. griffini
* Thailand roundleaf bat (H. halophyllus)
* Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat (H. hypophyllus)
* Crested roundleaf bat (H. inexpectatus)
* Arnhem leaf-nosed bat (H. inornatus)
* Jones's roundleaf bat (H. jonesi)
* Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat (H. khaokhouayensis)
* Khasian Leaf-nosed Bat (H. khasiana)
* H. kingstonae
* H. kunsi
* Lamotte's roundleaf bat (H. lamottei)
* Indian roundleaf bat (H. lankadiva)
* Intermediate roundleaf bat (H. larvatus)
* Large Asian roundleaf bat (H. lekaguli)
* Shield-faced roundleaf bat (H. lylei)
* Big-eared roundleaf bat (H. macrobullatus)
* Maduran leaf-nosed bat (H. madurae)
* Maggie Taylor's roundleaf bat (H. maggietaylorae)
* Aellen's roundleaf bat (H. marisae)
* Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat (H. megalotis)
* Fly River roundleaf bat (H. muscinus)
* Malayan roundleaf bat (H. nequam)
* H. nicobarulae
* Philippine Forest roundleaf bat (H. obscurus)
* Orbiculus leaf-nosed bat (H. orbiculus)
* Biak roundleaf bat (H. papua)
* Peleng leaf-nosed bat (H. pelingensis)
* H. pendleburyi
* Pomona roundleaf bat (H. pomona)
* Pratt's roundleaf bat (H. pratti)
* Philippine pygmy roundleaf bat (H. pygmaeus)
* Ridley's leaf-nosed bat (H. ridleyi)
* Laotian leaf-nosed bat (H. rotalis)
* Noack's roundleaf bat (H. ruber)
* H. scutinares
* Semon's leaf-nosed bat (H. semoni)
* Sorensen's leaf-nosed bat (H. sorenseni)
* Schneider's leaf-nosed bat (H. speoris)
* Northern leaf-nosed bat (H. stenotis)
* Sumban leaf-nosed bat (H. sumbae)
* H. tephrus
* Saõ Tomé leaf-nosed bat (H. thomensis)
* Lesser great Leaf-nosed Bat (H. turpis)
* Striped leaf-nosed bat (H. vittatus)
* Wollaston's roundleaf bat (H. wollastoni)

Taxon identifiers

Hipposideros inornatus|

* Wikidata: Q1769165
* Wikispecies: Hipposideros inornatus
* AFD: Hipposideros_inornatus
* CoL: 3M37B
* EoL: 7231054
* GBIF: 5706883
* iNaturalist: 74425
* ITIS: 946019
* IUCN: 136739
* MDD: 1004607
* MSW: 13800792
* Observation.org: 200676
* Open Tree of Life: 3614061
* SPRAT: 86675
* Xeno-canto: Hipposideros-inornatus

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