genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
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
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal ...
Lesser great leaf-nosed bat
The lesser great leaf-nosed bat or lesser roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros turpis'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Japan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
Subspecies
*''H. t. turpis'': Yaeyama Islands
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Ha Long roundleaf bat
''Hipposideros alongensis'', known as the Ha Long leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Vietnam. It is listed as a vulnerable species by the IUCN.
Taxonomy
The species was formerly known as a subs ...
, ''H. alongensis''
''bicolor'' species group
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Dusky leaf-nosed bat
The dusky leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros ater'') is a bat from the genus ''Hipposideros'' whose habitat extends from India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, New Guinea and Northern Australia. This species is counted in the '' H. bicolor'' s ...
, ''H. ater''
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Benito roundleaf bat
The Benito roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros beatus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gh ...
, ''H. beatus''
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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 fo ...
, ''H. bicolor''
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Short-headed roundleaf bat
The short-headed roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros breviceps'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae endemic to Indonesia. It is known only from the type specimen
In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a gr ...
, ''H. breviceps''
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Sundevall's roundleaf bat
Sundevall's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros caffer''), also called Sundevall's leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae.
These bats are very similar in appearance to the closely related Noack's roundleaf bat, and the two ha ...
, ''H. caffer''
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Spurred roundleaf bat
The spurred roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros calcaratus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and o ...
, ''H. calcaratus''
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Fawn leaf-nosed bat
The fawn leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros cervinus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vanuatu.
Taxonomy
The species was first described by John Gould in his Mamm ...
, ''H. cervinus''
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Ashy roundleaf bat
The ashy roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros cineraceus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was ...
, ''H. cineraceus''
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Large Mindanao roundleaf bat
The large Mindanao roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros coronatus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae endemic to the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Rep ...
, ''H. coronatus''
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Cox's roundleaf bat
Cox's roundleaf bat or Cox's leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros coxi'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Borneo. All confirmed records are from Sarawak (Malaysia), but it might also occur in Kalimantan
Kalimantan ...
, ''H. coxi''
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Timor roundleaf bat
The Timor roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros crumeniferus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the ...
, ''H. crumeniferus''
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Short-tailed roundleaf bat
The short-tailed roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros curtus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. It is thr ...
Khajuria's leaf-nosed bat
The Khajuria's leaf-nosed bat, also known as Durga Das's leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros durgadasi''), is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to India. Its natural habitat is caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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, ''H. durgadasi''
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Dayak roundleaf bat
The Dayak roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros dyacorum''), also known as the least roundleaf bat, is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Indonesia and Malaysia.
Taxonomy
The Dayak roundleaf bat was described as a new spec ...
Fulvus roundleaf bat
The fulvus roundleaf bat or fulvus leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros fulvus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Taxonomy
The fulvus roundleaf ...
Thailand roundleaf bat
The Thailand roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros halophyllus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Thailand.
Distribution
''Hipposideros halophyllus'' is found in:
* Khao Samor Khon, Lopburi Province (1,000-1,400 indi ...
, ''H. halophyllus''
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Kolar leaf-nosed bat
The Kolar leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros hypophyllus''), or leafletted leaf-nosed bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and caves. It is found i ...
, ''H. hypophyllus''
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Jones's roundleaf bat
Jones's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros jonesi'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to southern West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland gr ...
Lamotte's roundleaf bat
Lamotte's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros lamottei'') is a species of bat found only at Mount Nimba on the border of Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Liberia. It is critically endangered.
Taxonomy
It was described as a new species in 1984 by French zo ...
, ''H. lamottei''
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Big-eared roundleaf bat
The big-eared roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros macrobullatus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Indonesia, known from Kangean Islands, southwestern Sulawesi and Seram Island. It roosts in caves and tree hollows and ...
, ''H. macrobullatus''
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Maggie Taylor's roundleaf bat
The Maggie Taylor's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros maggietaylorae'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1981 b ...
, ''H. maggietaylorae''
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Aellen's roundleaf bat
Aellen's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros marisae'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Liberia. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical forests and caves.
Taxonomy and etymology
It w ...
, ''H. marisae''
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Malayan roundleaf bat
The Malayan roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros nequam'') is a horseshoe bat found only in Malaysia. It is listed as a data deficient species.
Taxonomy
It was described as a new species in 1918 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. The holotype had ...
, ''H. nequam''
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Philippine forest roundleaf bat
The Philippine forest roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros obscurus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1861 by German naturalist Wilhel ...
, ''H. obscurus''
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Orbiculus leaf-nosed bat
The orbiculus leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros orbiculus''), also known as the orbiculus roundleaf bat and small disc roundleaf bat, is a species of bat from the family Hipposideridae. The species has been found on the island of Sumatra in Indones ...
, ''H. orbiculus''
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Biak roundleaf bat
The Biak roundleaf bat or Geelvinck Bay leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros papua'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the Biak Islands (Schouten Islands) and Cenderawasih Bay (Geelvinck Bay) area of Papua Province, ...
, ''H. papua''
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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 ...
Ridley's leaf-nosed bat
Ridley's leaf-nosed bat, Ridley's roundleaf bat, or Singapore roundleaf horseshoe bat (''Hipposideros ridleyi'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore. Its natural habitat is subtropical o ...
, ''H. ridleyi''
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Laotian leaf-nosed bat
''Hipposideros rotalis'', the Laotian leaf-nosed bat or Laotian roundleaf bat, is a species of bat from the family Rhinolophidae which is thought to be endemic to Laos . Only a small number of individuals have been recorded, however the populati ...
Greater roundleaf bat
The greater roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros camerunensis'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kenya
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, ''H. camerunensis''
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Telefomin roundleaf bat
The Telefomin roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros corynophyllus'') is a species of bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mamm ...
, ''H. corynophyllus''
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Cyclops roundleaf bat
The cyclops roundleaf bat or cyclops leaf-nosed bat (''Doryrhina cyclops'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in the forests of equatorial Africa.
Description
Cyclops roundleaf bats are relatively small, with adults ranging ...
, ''H. cyclops''
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Hill's roundleaf bat
Hill's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros edwardshilli'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Hill's roundleaf bat was described as a new species in 1993 by Tim Flannery and Donald Colgan. The holoty ...
, ''H. edwardshilli''
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Fly River roundleaf bat
The Fly River roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros muscinus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
The Fly River roundleaf bat was described as a new species in 1886 by ...
, ''H. muscinus''
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Semon's roundleaf bat
Semon's leaf-nosed bat or Semon's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros semoni'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae.Van Dyke, S. and Strahan, R. (eds.) (2008) ''The Mammals of Australia'', Third Edition, New Holland / Queensland Museum, Br ...
, ''H. semoni''
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Northern leaf-nosed bat
The northern leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros stenotis'') is a micro-bat of the family Hipposideridae, known as "leaf-nosed" bats. The species is endemic to northern regions of Australia. They are highly manoeuvrable in flight, and use echolocat ...
or narrow-eared roundleaf bat, ''H. stenotis''
''commersoni'' species group
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Commerson's roundleaf bat
Commerson's roundleaf bat (''Macronycteris commersoni''), also known as Commerson's leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat endemic to Madagascar. It is named after French naturalist Philibert Commerson (1727-1773). Bat populations of Africa or São ...
, ''H. commersoni''
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Giant roundleaf bat
The giant roundleaf bat (''Macronycteris gigas'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in western tropical Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. The species was formerly consid ...
Striped leaf-nosed bat
The striped leaf-nosed bat (''Macronycteris vittatus'') is a species of bat native to eastern and southern Africa. It was formerly considered part of '' M. commersoni'', which is now viewed as being restricted to Madagascar. Both ''commersoni'' an ...
, ''H. vittatus''
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Wollaston's roundleaf bat
Wollaston's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros wollastoni'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It was named after the explorer Sandy Wollaston.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was ...
Diadem roundleaf bat
The diadem leaf-nosed bat or diadem roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros diadema'') is one of the most widespread species of bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs ...
, ''H. diadema''
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Fierce roundleaf bat
The fierce roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros dinops'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major island ...
, ''H. dinops''
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Crested roundleaf bat
The crested roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros inexpectatus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
Taxonomy
The crested roundleaf bat was described as a new species in 1954 by Eleanor M. O. Laurie and J ...
, ''H. inexpectatus''
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Arnhem leaf-nosed bat
The Arnhem leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros inornatus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It lives in the sandstone areas of Kakadu National Park ( Northern Territory, Australia).
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a ...
Large Asian roundleaf bat
The large Asian roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros lekaguli'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. The specific name commemorates Thai zoologist and conservationist Boonsong L ...
, ''H. lekaguli''
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Peleng leaf-nosed bat
The Peleng leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros pelingensis'') is a species of bat native to Sulawesi and other adjacent Indonesian islands. It has been recorded in Marus National Park and Lambu Sango National Reserve.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was ...
, ''H. pelingensis''
''larvatus'' species group
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Grand roundleaf bat
The grand roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros grandis''), also known as the grand leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat in the genus ''Hipposideros''. It can be found in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
Per George Henry Hamilton Tate, ...
, ''H. grandis''
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Intermediate roundleaf bat
The intermediate roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros larvatus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Na ...
Sumba roundleaf bat
The Sumba roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros sumbae'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It lives in Indonesia and East Timor. It is present on the islands of Sumba, Rote, Sumbawa, Flores, Semau, and Savu.
Taxonomy and etymology
It wa ...
or Sumban leaf-nosed bat, ''H. sumbae''
''megalotis'' species group
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Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat
The Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros megalotis'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, and Somalia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical ...
Aba roundleaf bat
The Aba roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros abae''), also known as the Aba leaf-nosed batSchneider's leaf-nosed bat
Schneider's leaf-nosed bat or Schneider's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros speoris'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to South Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, caves, and urban areas. ...
, ''H. speoris''
Uncertain group
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Hipposideros besaoka
''Hipposideros besaoka'' is an extinct bat from Madagascar in the genus ''Hipposideros''. It is known from numerous jaws and teeth, which were collected in a cave at Anjohibe in 1996 and described as a new species in 2007. The site where ''H.&nb ...
Khasian leaf-nosed bat
The Khasian leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros khasiana'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Meghalaya, India. It is a cave-dwelling bat.
Taxonomy
The species was earlier considered a population of '' H. larvatu ...
Hipposideros tephrus
''Hipposideros tephrus'' is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in forest and savanna in Morocco, Yemen, and Senegal. It is assessed by the IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially Inter ...
The species '' Hipposideros bernardsigei'' Hand, 1997 describes one of many species of bats discovered in the north of Australia, the Riversleigh fauna, and appears to be a member of an Australopapuan group in an early radiation of the genus. The first hipposiderid to be described from