Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Pomona roundleaf bat (Hipposideros pomona), recorded as Endangered
Pomona roundleaf bat (Hipposideros pomona). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Pomona roundleaf bat

Hipposideros pomona

The Pomona roundleaf bat, Pomona leaf-nosed bat, or Andersen's leaf-nosed bat is a bat in the family Hipposideridae that is endemic to India.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Hipposideros pomona
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Chiroptera · Hipposideridae · Hipposideros

The bat

Its forearm length is approximately 39–43 mm (1.5–1.7 in).

Range and habitat

If H. Gentilis is not included, H. Pomona has a greatly restricted range, occurring in only 8–10 roosts in a 32–40 km2 (12–15 mi2) area. The Pomona roundleaf bat, Pomona leaf-nosed bat, or Andersen's leaf-nosed bat is a bat in the family Hipposideridae that is endemic to India.

Habitat labels include forest.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Pomona roundleaf bat is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Pomona roundleaf bat, Wikidata item Q1761748. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Kolar leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros hypophyllus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Kolar leaf-nosed bat

Hipposideros hypophyllus
Photograph of Lesser great leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros turpis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Lesser great leaf-nosed bat

Hipposideros turpis
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Quick answers

What is Pomona roundleaf bat?
Pomona roundleaf bat is a bat in the family Hipposideridae (order Chiroptera) — Hipposideros pomona.
What is the conservation status of Pomona roundleaf bat?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Hipposideros pomona. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Pomona roundleaf bat live?
If H. Gentilis is not included, H. Pomona has a greatly restricted range, occurring in only 8–10 roosts in a 32–40 km2 (12–15 mi2) area.
Why is Pomona roundleaf bat in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Hipposideros pomona?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Pomona roundleaf bat a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.