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Species profile—Hipposideros cervinus (fawn leaf-nosed bat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Hipposideridae (leafnosed-bats) → Hipposideros cervinus (fawn leaf-nosed bat)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Hipposideridae (leafnosed-bats)
Scientific name
Hipposideros cervinus (Gould, 1854)
Common name
fawn leaf-nosed bat
Type reference
Gould, J. (1854) The Mammals of Australia. Pt.6 London: J. Gould.
WildNet taxon ID
1002
Synonym(s)
Hipposideros galeritus
Alternate name(s)
fawn horseshoe-bat
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1002.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024