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Hipposideros

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Hipposideros
Fawn leaf-nosed bat (H. cervinus)
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Hipposideros

Gray, 1831
Species

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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.

Species included in this genus are

armiger species group

bicolor species group

cyclops species group

commersoni species group

diadema species group

larvatus species group

megalotis species group

pratti species group

speoris species group

Uncertain group

References

  • Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.