The Hipposideridae are a

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of bats commonly known as the Old World leaf-nosed bats. While it has often been seen as a

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, Hipposiderinae, of the family Rhinolophidae, it is now more generally classified as its own family.Simmons, 2005, p. 365 Nevertheless, it is most closely related to Rhinolophidae within the suborder Yinpterochiroptera.

Taxonomy

The Hipposideridae contain 10 living genera and more than 70 species, mostly in the widespread genus '' Hipposideros''. In addition, several fossil genera are known; the oldest fossils attributed to the family are from the middle Eocene of Europe. In their 1997 ''Classification of Mammals'', Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell proposed a division of Hipposideridae (called Rhinonycterinae in their work) into three

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, one with two subtribes, but these tribes turned out to be non-

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and have been abandoned. A different classification was proposed by Hand and Kirsch in 2003. In 2009, Petr Benda and Peter Vallo proposed a separate tribe, Triaenopini, for the genera '' Triaenops'', '' Paratriaenops'', and possibly ''

Cloeotis Percival's trident bat (''Cloeotis percivali'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Cloeotis''. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, with its core distribution in Southern Africa. It has been reporte ...

'', synonymised in a 2014 revision (Foley, ''et al.'') that elevated the family Rhinonycteridae.

Genera

The genera included in Hipposideridae are:

Living

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Anthops The flower-faced bat (''Anthops ornatus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is in the monotypic genus ''Anthops''. It is found in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea and in the Solomon Islands S ...

'' (one species;

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capit ...

and

Bougainville Island Bougainville Island (Tok Pisin: ''Bogenvil'') is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea. It was previously the main landmass in the German Empire-associated North Solomon Islands, North Solo ...

) *''

Asellia ''Asellia'' is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It contains the following species: * Arabian trident bat (''Asellia arabica'') * Somalian trident bat (''Asellia italosomalica'') * Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat (''Asellia patrizii ...

'' (four species; Africa and southwestern Asia; Miocene fossils from Europe) *''

Aselliscus ''Aselliscus'' is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae. , it contains the following species: * Stoliczka's trident bat (''Aselliscus stoliczkanus'') * Temminck's trident bat Temminck's trident bat (''Aselliscus tricuspidatus'') is a sp ...

'' (three species; southeastern Asia and Melanesia) *''

Coelops ''Coelops'' is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It contains the following species: * East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat (''Coelops frithii'') * Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat The Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat (''Coelops robinson ...

'' (at least two species; southeastern Asia; Miocene fossils from Africa) *'' Hipposideros'' (more than sixty species; Africa, southern Eurasia, and Australasia; oldest fossils from the Eocene of Europe; includes ''Pseudorhinolophus'', sometimes considered a separate genus) *'' Macronycteris'' (five species, Africa and Madagascar) (Note that genus Paracoelops was previously listed for Vietnam is now a synonym of Hipposideros pomona)

Extinct

*'' Archerops'' (

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of Australia) *'' Miophyllorhina'' (Miocene of Australia)Archer et al., 2006, p. 7 *'' Palaeophyllophora'' (Eocene to Miocene of Europe) *'' Paraphyllophora'' (Eocene or Oligocene to Miocene of Europe) *''

Riversleigha ''Riversleigha williamsi'' is a species of hipposiderid bat discovered in fossil deposits located the Riversleigh World Heritage Area in the north of Australia. Taxonomy The description of ''Riversleigha williamsi'' was published in 1998 by Suz ...

'' (Miocene of Australia) *'' Vaylatsia'' (Oligocene of Europe)Ziegler, 2000, p. 652; Hand and Kirsch, 2003, table 3; cf. McKenna and Bell, 1997, p. 305 (excluded from Rhinonycterinae) *'' Xenorhinos'' (Miocene of Australia)

List of species

Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart's leaf-nosed bat 1

Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart's leaf-nosed bat 3

* Family Hipposideridae — Old World leaf-nosed bats ** Genus ''

'' ***

Flower-faced bat The flower-faced bat (''Anthops ornatus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is in the monotypic genus ''Anthops''. It is found in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville Bougainville ( ; ; Tok Pisin: ''Bogenvil''), offici ...

, ''Anthops ornatus'' ** Genus ''

'' — trident leaf-nosed bats ***

Arabian trident bat The Arabian trident bat (''Asellia arabica'') is a species of Old World leaf-nosed bat found in the Middle East. Taxonomy and etymology The Arabian trident bat was described as a new species in 2011. It was distinguished as a result of a taxo ...

, ''Asellia arabica'' ***

Somalian trident bat The Somalian trident bat (''Asellia italosomalica'') is a species of bat found in the Horn of Africa. Taxonomy The Somalian trident bat was described as a new subspecies of the trident bat (''A. tridens'') by Oscar de Beaux in 1931. De Beaux ...

, ''Asellia italosomalica'' ***

Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat (''Asellia patrizii'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Saudi Arabia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, ...

, ''Asellia patrizii'' *** Trident bat, ''Asellia tridens'' ** Genus ''

'' — Tate's trident-nosed bats *** Stoliczka's trident bat, ''Aselliscus stoliczkanus'' ***

Temminck's trident bat Temminck's trident bat (''Aselliscus tricuspidatus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (fren ...

, ''Aselliscus tricuspidatus'' ** Genus ''

'' — tailless leaf-nosed bats ***

East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat The East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat or tail-less leaf-nosed bat (''Coelops frithii'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a ...

, ''Coelops frithii'' ***

Philippine tailless leaf-nosed bat The Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat (''Coelops robinsoni'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is a very small bat which has long and soft fur. The fur coloration is brown to blackish on the dorsal surface and ashy on the ventr ...

, ''Coelops hirsutus'' ***

Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat The Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat (''Coelops robinsoni'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is a very small bat which has long and soft fur. The fur coloration is brown to blackish on the dorsal surface and ashy on the ventr ...

, ''Coelops robinsoni'' ** Genus '' Hipposideros'' — roundleaf bats ***

Aba roundleaf bat The Aba roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros abae''), also known as the Aba leaf-nosed batGreat roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros armiger'' *** Dusky roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros ater'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros beatus'' *** Boeadi’s roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros boeadii'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros bicolor'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros breviceps'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros caffer'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros calcaratus'' ***

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 ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_ ...

, ''Hipposideros camerunensis'' ***

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 ...

or fawn roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros cervinus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros cineraceus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros coronatus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros corynophyllus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros coxi'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros crumeniferus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros curtus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros cyclops'' *** Makira roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros demissus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros diadema'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros dinops'' *** Borneo roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros doriae'' ***

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. ...

, ''Hipposideros durgadasi'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros dyacorum'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros edwardshilli'' ***''

Hipposideros fasensis ''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 s ...

'' *** Sooty roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros fuliginosus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros fulvus'' *** Cantor's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros galeritus'' ***

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, ...

, ''Hipposideros grandis'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros halophyllus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros hypophyllus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros inexpectatus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros inornatus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros jonesi'' *** Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat, ''Hipposideros khaokhouayensis'' ***

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 khasiana'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros lamottei'' *** Indian roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros lankadiva'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros larvatus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros lekaguli'' *** Shield-faced roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros lylei'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros macrobullatus'' *** Maduran leaf-nosed bat, ''Hipposideros madurae'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros maggietaylorae'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros marisae'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros megalotis'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros muscinus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros nequam'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros obscurus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros orbiculus'' ***

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, ...

, ''Hipposideros papua'' ***''

Hipposideros parnabyi ''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 s ...

'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros pelingensis'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros pomona'' *** Pratt's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros pratti'' *** Philippine pygmy roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros pygmaeus'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros ridleyi'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros rotalis'' *** Noack's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros ruber'' ***'' Hipposideros scutinares'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros semoni'' *** Sorensen's leaf-nosed bat, ''Hipposideros sorenseni'' ***

Schneider'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. ...

, ''Hipposideros speoris'' ***

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, ''Hipposideros stenotis'' ***

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, ''Hipposideros sumbae'' ***''

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 ...

'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros turpis'' ***

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 ...

, ''Hipposideros wollastoni'' ** Genus '' Macronycteris'' ***

Commerson's leaf-nosed 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 ...

or Commerson's roundleaf bat, ''Macronycteris commersoni'' ***''

Macronycteris cryptovalorona ''Macronycteris'' is a genus of bats belonging to the family Hipposideridae. The species of this genus are found in Africa. Species: *''Macronycteris commersoni Commerson's roundleaf bat (''Macronycteris commersoni''), also known as Commers ...

'' ***

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 ...

, ''Macronycteris gigas'' *** Saõ Tomé leaf-nosed bat, ''Macronycteris thomensis'' ***

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 ...

, ''Macronycteris vittatus''

Notes

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