Species Hipposideros cervinus (Gould, 1854)
Fawn Leafnosed-bat
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
NE tip of Cape York Peninsula
IBRA
Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Caves, closed forest, coastal, gregarious, open forest, predator, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Forages close to ground.
General References
Flannery, T.F. 1995. Mammals of New Guinea. Sydney : Reed Books 2
Jenkins, P.D. & Hill, J.E. 1981. The status of Hipposideros galeritus Cantor, 1846 and Hipposideros cervinus (Gould, 1854) (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zool. 41: 279-294
Pavey, C.R. & Burwell, C.J. 1995. Fawn Leafnosed-bat Hipposideros cervinus. pp. 457-458 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Pavey, C.R. & Burwell, C.J. 2000. Foraging ecology of three species of hipposiderid bats in tropical Australia. Wildlife Research 27: 283-287
Smith, J.D. & Hood, C.S. 1981. Preliminary notes on bats from the Bismarck Archipelago (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Science in New Guinea 8: 81-121
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study (Fawn Leafnosed-bat)