New distribution record and a review on Hipposideros fulvus Gray, 1838 (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) distribution from Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

We report a new distribution record and review the earlier records of the Fulvous roundleaf bat, Hipposideros fulvus, from Andhra Pradesh, India, based on a female specimen collected from Hyderabad, India. This species has been hitherto reported from only two localities in Andhra Pradesh and has been missed out from most of the reports and publications.

Status and Population Trend of Chiropterans in Southern Assam, India

“…Maximum individuals (482) of Pteropus giganteus were observed in Dulalgram in the year 2013 while the minimum was in Hawaithang and Charmail (24). In the year 2014, the maximum number of the individual was recorded in Raninagar (560) and the minimum was recorded in Algapur (12). In the year 2015, the maximum individual counted in Raninagar (723) while the minimum was recorded for Laikon basti (13).…”

<b>Re-sighting record of Fulvous Leaf-nosed Bat <I>Hipposideros fulvus</I> Gray, 1838 (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India</b>

“…It is endemic to South Asia and is known from Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (Simmons 2005). In India, it is known from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh (Bates & Harrison 1997;Molur et al 2002;Srinivasulu et al 2013b).…”