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Pomona roundleaf bat Hipposideros pomona Endangered

Where the Pomona roundleaf bat lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 180 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Pomona roundleaf bat: Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.33154.b ven - Hipposideros Pomona sinensis - skin
Preserved museum specimen (no free photo of a live animal found). Photo: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameHipposideros pomona
GroupBats
StatusEndangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in5 countries
ContinentsAsia
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyHipposideridae

Where does the Pomona roundleaf bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Pomona roundleaf bat in 5 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Pomona roundleaf bat endangered?

The Pomona roundleaf bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Pomona roundleaf bat?

The Pomona roundleaf bat (Hipposideros pomona) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Hipposideridae, genus Hipposideros. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Pomona roundleaf bat

The Pomona roundleaf bat, Pomona leaf-nosed bat, or Andersen's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros pomona) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae that is endemic to India.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pomona roundleaf bat (revision 1314546616), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761748 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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