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Hipposideros cervinus is a medium-sized hipposiderid with two lateral leaflets on its nose leaf. [7] The nose-leaf is greyish pink, ears triangular. [8] Pups are dark gray in coloration, maturing to a dark brown in adults which often becomes bleached over time, turning a bright orange colour due to the ammonia from droppings in communal roosts.
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).
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.
Almost no phyllostomids have population estimates, though the greater long-nosed bat, Bokermann's nectar bat, Dekeyser's nectar bat, Fernandez's sword-nosed bat, and Guadeloupe big-eyed bat are categorized as endangered species, and the Jamaican flower bat is categorized as critically endangered with a population as low as 250 mature individuals.
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 nose-leaf can be adorned with a vertical leaf, a concave upward leaf, or multiple accessory leaves; varying by species. [13] Leaf-nosed bats lack a tail, [ 12 ] have triangular-shaped ears that can have pointed or rounded tips, [ 12 ] range in body size from 4 to 13.5 cm (1.6 to 5.3 in), and have a wingspan of up to 90 cm (35 in) or more.
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The Old World leaf-nosed bats. Genus Anthops [45] Flower-faced bat (Anthops ornatus) ... Fawn leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros cervinus) Ashy roundleaf bat ...