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The Kolar leaf-nosed bat is placed in the "bicolor" species group, which is characterized by the absence of secondary leaflets on their nose-leaves and a forearm length of 33–44 mm (1.3–1.7 in). [3] It is most closely related to Cantor's roundleaf bat and the fawn leaf-nosed bat; these three species form a clade in the genus Hipposideros. [4]
They range in size from the Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat, at 3 cm (1 in) and no tail, to the striped leaf-nosed bat, at 13 cm (5 in) plus a 4 cm (2 in) tail. Like all bats, hipposiderids are capable of true and sustained flight , and have wing lengths ranging from multiple species with 3 cm (1 in), to the giant roundleaf bat at 13 cm (5 in).
California leaf-nosed bat. M. californicus Baird, 1858: Western United States and Mexico: Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail
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.
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. [ 1 ]
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, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The species name commemorates the collector R.W.G. Frith.
Philippine naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia chapmani) Thongaree's disc-nosed bat (Eudiscoderma thongareeae) Kolar leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros hypophyllus) Lamotte's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros lamottei) Fijian monkey-faced bat (Mirimiri acrodonta) Bala tube-nosed bat (Murina balaensis) Gloomy tube-nosed bat (Murina tenebrosa) (possibly extinct)
Smaller horseshoe bat; Sorensen's leaf-nosed bat; Spotted-winged fruit bat; Suhaniah fruit bat; Sulawesi broad-eared horseshoe bat; Sulawesi free-tailed bat; Sulawesi harpy fruit bat; Sulawesi horseshoe bat; Sulawesi rousette; Sulawesi yellow bat; Sumatran mastiff bat; Sumba roundleaf bat; Sunda flying fox; Sunda long-eared bat; Swift fruit bat