{"id":151970,"date":"2021-12-09T14:12:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T08:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=151970"},"modified":"2022-03-12T14:16:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T08:46:33","slug":"kolar-leaf-nosed-bat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kolar-leaf-nosed-bat\/","title":{"rendered":"Kolar Leaf Nosed Bat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99576 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Page-21-Image-20.jpg?resize=240%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kolar Leaf Nosed Bat\" width=\"240\" height=\"210\" \/><strong>About the Species:<\/strong> It is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Conservation Status: <\/strong><strong>IUCN: <\/strong>Critically Endangered<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> It is endemic to India and is currently only known from one cave in Hanumanahalli village in Kolar district, Karnataka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and caves.<br \/>\n<strong>Characteristics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Kolar leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros hypophyllus), or leafletted leaf-nosed bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in only one cave in India, and its population is less than 200 individuals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Threats: <\/strong>They are threatened by illegal granite mining occurring in the close vicinity of its only known roost.(In a subterranean cave which is on a monolithic granite hill). It has been reported to have abandoned two other roosts due to fires lit for the easier extraction of granite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Significance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Though there are 130 species in India, Bats are one of the <strong>least studied mammals<\/strong> in the country.<\/li>\n<li>They are <strong>very adaptable creature<\/strong>s and therefore can often be found near human habitation or even in urban settlements, which makes them vulnerable.<\/li>\n<li>Bats also have a bad image in the public eye, as carriers of diseases. But the truth is, bats are <strong>absolutely vital for the ecology<\/strong> as they are <strong>pollinators<\/strong>, their main diet being nectar.<\/li>\n<li>While insectivorous bats act as the best <strong>insect cleansers<\/strong> by devouring and keeping them under control. On the other hand, fruit-eating bats are the best natural seed dispersal agents and cross pollinators. Hence, bats play a vital role in regeneration.<\/li>\n<li>Many species of fruiting trees depend on these bats for dispersal and regeneration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conservation Measures:<\/strong> Karnataka Government has notified the 30 acres around the caves as a protected area. Hence, any development work including the construction of new infrastructure will need the permission of the National Board for Wildlife.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Species: It is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae.\u00a0 Conservation Status: IUCN: Critically Endangered\u00a0 Habitat: It is endemic to India and is currently only known from one cave in Hanumanahalli village in Kolar district, Karnataka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and caves. Characteristics: The Kolar leaf-nosed bat&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kolar-leaf-nosed-bat\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kolar Leaf Nosed Bat<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-151970","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151970\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}