Erschienen:
American Society of Mammalogists, 2009
Erschienen in:Mammalian Species
Sprache:
Englisch
ISSN:
0076-3519;
1545-1410
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<italic>Hipposideros caffer</italic>(Sundevall, 1846) is a hipposiderid bat commonly called Sundevall’s leaf-nosed or roundleaf bat.<italic>H. caffer</italic>is a medium-sized insectivorous bat with a horseshoe-shaped nose leaf and 2 color phases in adulthood. It is 1 of 67 species in the genus<italic>Hipposideros</italic>and is found in the southwestern Arabian Peninsula, in most of Africa south of the Sahara (excluding the central forested region), and in Morocco, Zanzibar, and Pemba.<italic>H. caffer</italic>is a savanna-dwelling species and inhabits a variety of roost types including caves, hollow trees, and abandoned buildings. It often roosts in groups of thousands of individuals, is very common, and is not of special conservation concern.</p>