Biak Leaf-nosed Bat

Biak Leaf-nosed BatThe Biak Leaf-nosed Bat is a member of the leaf-nosed bat family. A 1989 survey recorded it on islands beyond Biak, including sites in the Maluku region and western New Guinea.What does it look like?A 2007 comparative paper says that H. papua usually, but not invariably, has a small third supplementary leaflet on the noseleaf.How does it live?The Biak Leaf-nosed Bat is a member of the leaf-nosed bat family. A 1989 survey recorded it on islands beyond Biak, including sites in the Maluku region and western New Guinea.The Wallacea paper reports specimens from caves near the Amaru Lakes, a shallow cave in primary forest on Bacan, and forest near Mount Gamkunora on Halmahera. These are collection settings, not a study of preferred roosts or habitat.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.