KOLAR LEAF NOSED BAT

  • December 30, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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KOLAR LEAF NOSED BAT

Subject: Environment

Context: The Bat Conservation India Trust, has been entrusted with drawing up a conservation plan for kolar leaf nosed bats and also has been awarded a grant to conduct further research on this species of bats.

Concept:

  • The Kolar leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideroshypophyllus), or leafletted leaf-nosed bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae.
  • It is endemic to India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and caves.
  • Kolar Leaf-Nosed Bat was found in only two caves in the village of Hanumanahalli in Kolar district of Karnataka. For reasons that are still unknown, the bat became locally extinct in one of the two caves.
  • Now , it is found in only one cave in India, and its population is less than 200 individuals.
  • It is listed as Endangered Species by IUCN.
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