''Hipposideros'' is one of the most diverse

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 ...

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 nomina ...

of the family

Hipposideridae The Hipposideridae are a family of bats commonly known as the Old World leaf-nosed bats. While it has often been seen as a subfamily, Hipposiderinae, of the family Rhinolophidae, it is now more generally classified as its own family.Simmons, 2 ...

. It is divided into species groups based on morphology.

Species included in this genus are

''armiger'' species group

Great roundleaf bat The great roundleaf bat, also known as the great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros armiger'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. It gives birth to two young a year. It has be ...

, ''H. armiger'' *

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, Ja ...

, ''H. turpis'' *

Pendlebury's roundleaf bat Pendlebury's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros pendleburyi'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It was previously considered a subspecies of '' H. turpis'', but has now been raised to full species level. It is endemic to Thailand and ...

, ''H. pendlebury'' *

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 subsp ...

, ''H. alongensis''

''bicolor'' species group

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'' speci ...

, ''H. 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 ...

, ''H. beatus'' *

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 for ...

, ''H. 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 group ...

, ''H. 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 ...

, ''H. 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. References

Hipposideros Bats of Oceania Mammals of Papua New Guinea Mamma ...

, ''H. calcaratus'' *

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 Mammals ...

, ''H. 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 ...

, ''H. 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, Re ...

, ''H. coronatus'' *

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 Kalimant ...

, ''H. 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 ...

, ''H. 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 t ...

, ''H. curtus'' *

Borneo roundleaf bat The Borneo roundleaf bat or Bornean leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros doriae'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. ''Hipposideros sabanus'' is a synonym of this species. Taxon ...

, ''H. 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. Taxo ...

, ''H. 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 spe ...

, ''H. dyacorum'' *

Sooty roundleaf bat The sooty roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros fuliginosus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. I ...

, ''H. 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 ...

, ''H. fulvus'' *

Cantor's roundleaf bat Cantor's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros galeritus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. It is named after Theodore Ed ...

, ''H. galeritus'' *

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 indiv ...

, ''H. 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 ...

, ''H. hypophyllus'' *

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 ...

, ''H. jonesi'' *

Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat The Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros khaokhouayensis'') is a species of bat found in Laos and Vietnam. It was described as a new species in 2006. It is considered vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN. Taxonomy and etymology The ...

, ''H. khaokhouayensis'' *

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 z ...

, ''H. lamottei'' *

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 a ...

, ''H. macrobullatus'' *

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 ...

, ''H. 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 ...

, ''H. marisae'' *

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'' *

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 Wilhelm P ...

, ''H. 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 Indonesi ...

, ''H. 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, l ...

, ''H. papua'' *

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 ma ...

, ''H. pomona'' *

Philippine pygmy roundleaf bat The Philippine pygmy roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros pygmaeus''), also called the Philippine pygmy leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it has been recorded on Bohol, Luzon (Camar ...

, ''H. 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 ...

, ''H. 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 Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ...

, ''H. rotalis'' *

Noack's roundleaf bat Noack's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros ruber'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found throughout tropical Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and caves and other su ...

, ''H. ruber''

''cyclops'' species group

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_map ...

, ''H. camerunensis'' *

Telefomin roundleaf bat The Telefomin roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros corynophyllus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, ...

, ''H. corynophyllus'' *

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'' *

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 holot ...

, ''H. edwardshilli'' *

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'' *

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, Bri ...

, ''H. semoni'' *

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 echolocatio ...

or narrow-eared roundleaf bat, ''H. stenotis''

''commersoni'' species group

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'' *

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 consi ...

, ''H. gigas'' * Saõ Tomé leaf-nosed bat, ''H. 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 ...

, ''H. vittatus'' *

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 (region), West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It was named after the explorer Sandy Wollaston. Taxonomy an ...

, ''H. wollastoni''

''diadema'' species group

Makira roundleaf bat The Makira roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros demissus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae endemic to the Solomon Islands. Taxonomy The Makira roundleaf bat was described as a new species in 1909 by Danish mammalogist Knud Ander ...

, ''H. demissus'' *

Diadem roundleaf bat The diadem leaf-nosed bat or diadem roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros diadema'') is one of the most widespread species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is probably most closely related to ''Hipposideros demissus The Makira roundleaf bat ( ...

, ''H. 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 islands ...

, ''H. dinops'' *

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 John ...

, ''H. 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 s ...

, ''H. inornatus'' *

Indian roundleaf bat The Indian roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros lankadiva''), also known as the large Ceylon leaf-nosed bat or Kelaart's leaf‐nosed bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the Indian subcontinent, with marginal populati ...

, ''H. lankadiva'' *

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 Lekag ...

, ''H. lekaguli'' *

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 d ...

, ''H. pelingensis''

''larvatus'' species group

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, i ...

, ''H. grandis'' *

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 ...

, ''H. larvatus'' *

Maduran leaf-nosed bat The Maduran leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros madurae'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae endemic to Indonesia. This species is known from the eastern half of Java and on Madura Island. It is found below . It is an IUCN Red List Near ...

, ''H. madurae'' *

Sorensen's leaf-nosed bat Sorensen's leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros sorenseni'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae that is endemic to Indonesia. Taxonomy Sorensen's leaf-nosed bat was described as a new species in 1993 by Darrell Kitchener and I. Maryanto ...

, ''H. sorenseni'' *

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 Island, Rote, Sumbawa, Flores, Semau, and Savu. Taxonomy and et ...

or Sumban leaf-nosed bat, ''H. sumbae''

''megalotis'' species group

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 ...

, ''H. megalotis''

''pratti'' species group

Shield-faced roundleaf bat The shield-faced roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros lylei'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Sociali ...

, ''H. lylei'' *

Pratt's roundleaf bat Pratt's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros pratti'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1891 by British zoolog ...

, ''H. pratti'' * Swinhoe's roundleaf bat, ''H. swinhoei''

''speoris'' species group

Aba roundleaf bat The Aba roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros abae''), also known as the Aba leaf-nosed bat 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 ...

, ''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 ...

'' *

Boeadi’s roundleaf bat Boeadi’s roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros boeadii'') is a species of roundleaf bat found in Indonesia. Taxonomy and etymology Boeadi's roundleaf bat was described as a new species in 2007. The holotype, an adult female, was collected in August ...

, ''H. boeadii'' *

Sulawesi roundleaf bat Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu ...

, ''H. celebensis'' *''

Hipposideros cryptovalorona ''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 spe ...

'' *

Griffin's leaf-nosed bat Griffin's leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros griffini'') is a species of roundleaf bats. First seen in 2008, it was formally described in 2012. It is found only in Vietnam, and only at two places, Cát Bà Island in northern Vietnam, and Chư Mom Ray ...

, ''H. griffini'' *

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. larvatus'' ...

, ''H. khasiana'' *

Shield-nosed leaf-nosed bat The shield-nosed leaf-nosed bat or shield-nosed roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros scutinares'') is a bat from Laos and Vietnam. Taxonomy In their initial description for ''H. scutinares'', Mark F. Robinson and colleagues placed this species in the ' ...

''H. scutinares'' *''

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 Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: ...

'' * House-dwelling leaf-nosed bat, ''H. einnuythu''

Fossil species

The species ''

Hipposideros bernardsigei ''Hipposideros bernardsigei'' is a hipposiderid species of bat known by fossil specimens, one of the many new taxa of microchiropterans discovered in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area. Taxonomy The description of ''Hipposideros bernardsigei'' ...

'' Hand, 1997 describes one of many species of bats discovered in the north of Australia, the

Riversleigh fauna Riversleigh fauna is the collective term for any species of animal identified in fossil sites located in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area. Faunal zones The presence of the Riversleigh in the Oligo-Miocene has been exceptionally well preserved ...

, and appears to be a member of an Australopapuan group in an early radiation of the genus. The first hipposiderid to be described from

Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58Hipposideros winsburyorum ''Hipposideros winsburyorum'' is a hipposiderid species of bat known by fossil specimens, one of the many new taxa of chiropterans discovered in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area. The species existed during the Pliocene. Taxonomy The descripti ...

'' Hand, 1999. Other named fossil species allied to ''Hipposideros'' include ''Hipposideros'' (''

Pseudorhinolophus ''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 spe ...

''), ''

Hipposideros collongensis ''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 spe ...

'', ''

Hipposideros conquensis ''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 sp ...

'', ''

Hipposideros felix ''Hipposideros felix'' is a species of bat known from Miocene fossil deposits at Li Mae Long in Thailand. The holotype is a tooth, the third molar, of a hipposiderid bat with affinities to the ''Brachipposideros'' group of fossil species found in ...

'', ''

Hipposideros minor ''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 spe ...

'', ''

Hipposideros morloti ''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 spe ...

'', ''

Hipposideros omani ''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 sp ...

'' and ''

Hipposideros schlosseri ''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 spe ...

''.

References

* Bat genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Hipposideridae-stub