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Old World Roundleaf Bats
Hipposideros
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 species groups based on morphology.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 76 known species
Great Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros armiger
Diadem Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros diadema
Hipposideros caffer
complexHipposideros caffer
intermediate roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros larvatus
Fawn Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros cervinus
Schneider's roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros speoris
Exotic Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros gentilis
Dusky Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros ater
Grand Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros grandis
Kunz's Bicolored Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros kunzi
Shield-faced Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros lylei
Allen's Leaf-nosed Bat
speciesHipposideros poutensis
Indian roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros lankadiva
Cantor's roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros galeritus
ashy roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros cineraceus
Pendlebury's Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros pendleburyi
fulvus roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros fulvus
large Asian roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros lekaguli
Benito roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros beatus
bicolored roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros bicolor
Semon's Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros semoni
Ridley's roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros ridleyi
Jones's roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros jonesi
Ha Long Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros alongensis
Hipposideros srilankaensis
speciesHipposideros srilankaensis
Pratt's Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros swinhoei
Sorensen's Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros sorenseni
Maggie Taylor's Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros maggietaylorae
Aba roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros abae
Philippine forest roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros obscurus
Thailand roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros halophyllus
Dayak roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros dyacorum
Philippine Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
speciesHipposideros antricola
Pomona Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros pomona
Peleng Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros pelingensis
Lesser Great Leaf-nosed Bat
speciesHipposideros turpis
Biak Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros papua
Borneo roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros doriae
Griffin's Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros griffini
Orbiculus Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros orbiculus
Cox's roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros coxi
Durga Das's Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros durgadasi
Aellen's roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros marisae
Maduran Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros madurae
Narrow-eared Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros stenotis
Boeadi’s Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros boeadii
Shield-nosed Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros scutinares
crested roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros inexpectatus
Arnhem Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros inornatus
Phou Khao Khouay Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros khaokhouayensis
Short-tailed roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros curtus
Sumba Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros sumbae
Fly River roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros muscinus
Laotian Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros rotalis
Wollaston's roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros wollastoni
Nicobar Roundleaf Bat
speciesHipposideros nicobarulae
Hill's Leaf-nosed Bat
speciesHipposideros edwardshilli
Timor roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros crumeniferus
big-eared roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros macrobullatus
Philippine pygmy roundleaf bat
speciesHipposideros pygmaeus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 40713.