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SPECIES Hipposideros ater
| Author: | Templeton, 1848. | | Citation: | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 17: 252. | | Common Name: | Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat | | Type Locality: | Sri Lanka, Western Prov., Colombo. | | Distribution: | Sri Lanka; India to W Malaysia, through Philippines, Indonesia, and New Guinea to N Queensland, N Northern Territory, and N Western Australia (Australia). | | Status: | IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | bicolor species group. Formerly included in bicolor, but see Hill (1963b). Does not include wrighti (here considered a subspecies of cineraceus); see Hill and Francis (1984). Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997); also see Flannery (1995a, b) and Bonaccorso (1998). |
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