Wollaston's Roundleaf Bat
Encyclopedia
Wollaston's Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros wollastoni) is a species of bat
in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia
and Papua New Guinea
. It was named after the explorer Sandy Wollaston
.
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. It was named after the explorer Sandy Wollaston
Sandy Wollaston
Alexander Frederick Richmond “Sandy” Wollaston was a British medical doctor, ornithologist, botanist, climber and explorer....
.
Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Hipposideros wollastoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.