} ''Hipposideros gentilis'', commonly known as Andersen's leaf-nosed bat or Andersen's roundleaf bat, is a species of

roundleaf bat ''Hipposideros'' is one of the most diverse genera of bats, with more than 70 species. They are collectively called roundleaf bats after the shape of their nasal ornament. It is the type genus of the family Hipposideridae. It is divided into spe ...

found in Asia.

Taxonomy

''Hipposideros gentilis'' was described as a new species in 1918 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. The

holotype A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to have been used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of several ...

had been collected by

Edward Yerbury Watson Edward Yerbury Watson (27 July 1864 – 8 November 1897) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera most notably Hesperiidae. Yerbury Watson was born in British India to Joanna and George Edward Watson. He joined the North Lancash ...

near Thayet, Myanmar. Submitted by his colleague

Oldfield Thomas Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist. Career Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and subspecies for the first time. He was appoin ...

, it was Andersen's final credited publication due to his mysterious disappearance that same year. Andersen additionally described three subspecies as well as the nominate (''H. gentilis gentilis''): *''H. gentilis sinensis'' *''H. gentilis atrox'' *''H. gentilis major'' In 1963, British mammalogist

John Edwards Hill John Edwards Hill (11 June 1928 – 6 May 1997) was a British mammalogist who described 24 species and 26 subspecies during his career. Early life and education Hill was born on 11 June 1928 in the small hamlet of Colemans Hatch in East Sussex, ...

published that he considered all the subspecies of ''H. gentilis'' as subspecies of the

bicolored roundleaf bat The bicolored roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros bicolor'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. This bat inhabits caves, rock crevices and tunnels among lowland for ...

(''H. bicolor''). He later considered ''H. g. gentilis'' and ''H. g. sinensis'' as subspecies of the

Pomona roundleaf bat The Pomona roundleaf bat, Pomona leaf-nosed bat, or Andersen's leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros pomona'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae that is endemic to India. Taxonomy It was described as a new species in 1918 by Danish mam ...

(''H. pomona''). A 2018 publication stated that ''H. gentilis'' should be considered a full species rather than a subspecies due to its distinct

baculum The baculum (also penis bone, penile bone, or ''os penis'', ''os genitale'' or ''os priapi'') is a bone found in the penis of many placental mammals. It is absent from the human penis, but present in the penises of some primates, such as the ...

, nose-leaf, and echolocation characteristics. '' Hipposideros atrox'' is now considered a full species by some authorities.

Description

''Hipposideros gentilis'' has a forearm length of . Its ears are

Range and habitat

Its range extends throughout Asia, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. It can be found at a range of elevations from above sea level in forested or human-modified habitats. During the day, it roosts in caves.

References

{{taxonbar, from=Q40507094 Hipposideros Taxa named by Knud Andersen Mammals described in 1918 Bats of Asia