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

4. Hipposideros cf. larvatus (Horsfield, 1823) [ Figure 8A ]

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.

Figures

Figure 8. Fauna of Siju Cave. A. Hipposideros cf. larvatus, B. Rhinolophus lepidus C. Myotis cf. montivagus D. Miniopterus magnater E. Megophrys megacephala F. Amolops siju.