Geelvinck bay leaf-nosed bat
The Biak roundleaf bat or Geelvinck Bay leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros papua ) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the Biak Islands (Schouten Islands) and Cenderawasih Bay (Geelvinck Bay) area of Papua Province, located in Western New Guinea, Indonesia.
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starts withIt has a forearm length of approximately 50.5 mm (1.99 in).It has a nose-leaf with two lateral leaflets.
It is endemic to Indonesia.Its range encompasses several islands of Indonesia, including Halmahera, Bacan, Gebe, Biak, Supiori, Numfoor, and Vogelkop Peninsula of New Guinea.
As of 2008, it is evaluated as least concern by the IUCN—its lowest conservation priority.It meets the criteria for this assessment because it is locally common within its range.Its habitat is unlikely to be rapidly declining in extent and quality, and its population trend is projected as stable.
