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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.
Commerson's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros commersoni) Hipposideridae is one of the twenty families of bats in the mammalian order Chiroptera and part of the microbat suborder. A member of this family is called a hipposiderid or an Old World leaf-nosed bat. They are named for their elongated, leaf-shaped nose. They are found in Africa, Asia, and ...
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 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.
The bats’ names can play a larger role in the contest than their cuteness. Last year’s winner was a female Townsend’s big-eared bat from southern Oregon dubbed “William ShakespEAR”.
Fawn leaf-nosed bat, H. cervinus. North-eastern tip of Cape York Peninsula; Indonesia and New Guinea. LC. H. c. cervinus. Diadem leaf-nosed bat, H. diadema. North ...
The Old World leaf-nosed bats. Genus Anthops [45] Flower-faced bat (Anthops ornatus) ... Fawn leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros cervinus) Ashy roundleaf bat ...