Hipposideros cf. larvatus (Horsfield, 1823)

Kharkongor, Ilona Jacinta, Saikia, Uttam, Khynriam, Dimos & Saikia, Bhaskar, 2023, Current status of faunal diversity of Siju Cave, South Garo Hills, Meghalaya, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 123 (3), pp. 283-303 : 288

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v123/i3/2023/172670
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scientific name	Hipposideros cf. larvatus (Horsfield, 1823)
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4. Hipposideros cf. larvatus (Horsfield, 1823) View in CoL [ Figure 8A View Figure 8 ]

1823. Rhinolophus larvatus Horsfield , Zoological researches in Java, pt.6 (Java)

Material examined: 1 ♂, cave entrance, Siju cave ,

21.03.2018, U. Saikia & party V /M/ERS/462; 1 ♂, 100 m inside from the cave entrance, Siju cave , 19.03.2019, U. Saikia & party V /M/ERS/562 .

Remarks: A relatively common bat in Siju cave was observed deep inside the cave up to a length of about 400 m from the entrance. The estimated population size during March 2018 is less than 200 individuals. Mostly roost in small groups of ≤ 10 individuals along the main passage and some side passages and are least worried about human presence nearby.