Hipposideros jonesi, Hayman, 1947

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Hipposideridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 227-258 : 245

48 Jones ’s Leaf-nosed Bat

Hipposideros jonesi

French: Phyllorhine de Jones / German: Jones-Rundblattnase / Spanish: Hiposidérido de Jones

Other common names: Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Taxonomy. Hipposideros jonesi Hayman, 1947 ,

Makeni, Sierra Leone.

Hipposiderosjonesi was previously included in the bicolor species group, but is now placed in the speoris species group. Monotypic.

Distribution. Patchily in W Africa with records from Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Nigeria.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 50— 55 mm, tail 17-27 mm, ear 21-28 mm, hindfoot 6-9 mm, forearm 44—50 mm; weight 4—8 g. Jones’s Leaf-nosed Bat has short, rounded wings. Muzzle is relatively short with large but simple noseleaf that has one lateral leaflet. Frontal sac is absent. Intemarial septum is greatly swollen and partially covers the nares. Ears are separate and relatively large. Fur is fine and short, gray-brown dorsally and slightly lighter ventrally. An orange morph exists, which is orangish-brown to cinnamon throughout.

Habitat. Jones’s Leaf-nosed Bat inhabits a variety of forest, woodland, and savanna habitats, including montane areas; it apparendy avoids the wetter rainforest zones. Presence of appropriate caves appears to be the most important determinant of this species’ habitat requirements.

Food and Feeding. The exact diet ofJones’s Leaf-nosed Bat is not known, but it is insectivorous.

Breeding. In Ghana, a single lactating female was collected in March.

Activity patterns. Jones’s Leaf-nosed Bat uses caves and disused mines as roost sites. Echolocation call includes a F component at 46-48 kHz.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. Jones’s Leaf-nosed Bat roosts in small to large mixed-sex colonies of up to several hundred individuals. It may share its roost with other species of Hipposideridae , as well as with Rhinolophus and Nycteris species.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Near Threatened on The IUCN Red List, based on its fragmented distribution and the fact that for roosting it relies on specific caves, which are under threat of disturbance.

Bibliography. Eisentraut & Knorr (1957), Fahr (20131), Happold (1987), Hayman (1947c, 1964), Koch-Weser (1984), Rosevear (1965).

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Distribution. Patchily in W Africa with records from Guinea , Sierra Leone , Liberia , Mali , Burkina Faso , Ivory Coast , Ghana , and Nigeria .