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Hipposideros caffer

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Taxon taxon Q2735517
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Hipposideros caffer

Summary

Hipposideros caffer is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hipposideros caffer's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hipposideros caffer is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Hipposideros caffer's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Hipposideros caffer is classified within Hipposideros[6].
  • Hipposideros caffer's scientific name is Hipposideros caffer[7].
  • Hipposideros caffer's Commons category is recorded as Hipposideros caffer[8].
  • Hipposideros caffer's original combination is recorded as Rhinolophus caffer[9].
  • Hipposideros caffer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. caffer'}[10].
  • Hipposideros caffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape Leaf-nosed bat'}[11].
  • Hipposideros caffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common African Leaf-nosed Bat'}[12].
  • Hipposideros caffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lesser Leaf-nosed bat'}[13].
  • Hipposideros caffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Sundevall's Leafnosed Bat"}[14].
  • Hipposideros caffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat"}[15].
  • Hipposideros caffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sundevall’s Leaf-nosed Bat'}[16].
  • Hipposideros caffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sundevall’s Roundleaf Bat'}[17].
  • Hipposideros caffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Sundevall-Rundblattnase'}[18].
  • Hipposideros caffer's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+200'}[19].
  • Hipposideros caffer's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[20].

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Classification

Hipposideros caffer's scientific name is Hipposideros caffer[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Hipposideros[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape Leaf-nosed bat'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common African Leaf-nosed Bat'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lesser Leaf-nosed bat'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Sundevall's Leafnosed Bat"}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat"}[15], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sundevall’s Leaf-nosed Bat'}[16].

Identifiers

Hipposideros caffer's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40761[21]. Hipposideros caffer's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 302402[22]. Hipposideros caffer's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 981876[23]. Hipposideros caffer's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218575[24]. Hipposideros caffer's ITIS TSN is recorded as 631487[25].

Why It Matters

Hipposideros caffer ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Hipposideros caffer (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae). wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Hipposideros
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