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Hipposideros wollastoni

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q1831018
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Summary

Hipposideros wollastoni is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hipposideros wollastoni's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hipposideros wollastoni is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Sandy Wollaston is named after Hipposideros wollastoni[5].
  • Hipposideros wollastoni's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Hipposideros wollastoni is classified within Hipposideros[7].
  • Hipposideros wollastoni's scientific name is Hipposideros wollastoni[8].
  • Hipposideros wollastoni's Commons category is recorded as Hipposideros wollastoni[9].
  • Hipposideros wollastoni's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. wollastoni'}[10].
  • Hipposideros wollastoni is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Wollaston's Leaf-nosed Bat"}[11].
  • Hipposideros wollastoni is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Wollaston's Roundleaf Bat"}[12].
  • Hipposideros wollastoni is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wollaston’s Leaf-nosed Bat'}[13].
  • Hipposideros wollastoni is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wollaston-Rundblattnase'}[14].

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Classification

Hipposideros wollastoni's scientific name is Hipposideros wollastoni[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Hipposideros[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Wollaston's Leaf-nosed Bat"}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Wollaston's Roundleaf Bat"}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wollaston’s Leaf-nosed Bat'}[13], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wollaston-Rundblattnase'}[14].

Discovery and Description

Sandy Wollaston is named after Hipposideros wollastoni[5].

Identifiers

Hipposideros wollastoni's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40753[15]. Hipposideros wollastoni's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 999004[16]. Hipposideros wollastoni's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218586[17]. Hipposideros wollastoni's ITIS TSN is recorded as 631533[18].

Why It Matters

Hipposideros wollastoni ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Named after → Sandy Wollaston
    Taxon rank → species
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