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Great roundleaf bat

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Great roundleaf bat
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H. armiger
Binomial name
Hipposideros armiger
(Hodgson, 1835)
Great roundleaf bat range

The great roundleaf bat (Hipposideros armiger) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]

Description

The great roundleaf bat is similar in appearance to the closely related intermediate roundleaf bat (H. larvatus). However, the great roundleaf bat is larger and possesses four, not three, lateral accessory leaflets on each side of the main noseleaf. This bat has a forearm length up to 9.8 cm, and weighs up to 47 g.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Bates, P.; Bumrungsri, S.; Francis, C.; Csorba, G. (2008). "Hipposideros armiger". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T10110A3162617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10110A3162617.en. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ Ecologyasia.com