#hipposideros

Dusky Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros ater

A bat found from India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, New Guinea and Northern Australia. In the Philippines this species is found in rainforests and rests in caves in both forests and agricultural areas. In Australia it sleeps in the daytime in caves, mines and sometimes tree holes, preferably in dark, warm and moist places.

Great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros armiger)

Semon's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros semoni

A bat found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. It roosts in sheltered places during the day such as abandoned mines, caves, hollow trees, and rock fissures.

Ashy Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros cineraceus

A bat found across South and Southeast Asia from Bhutan to Indonesia. It has a simple nose-leaf with a raised bump on the nasal septum. It roosts in sheltered places such as caves during the day.

Anderson's Leaf-nose Bat Hipposideros gentilis

It is found across Southeast Asia, in forests and in human-modified habitats. During the day, it roosts in caves.

Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros curtus

A bat found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. In 2016 a population of the species was discovered near to the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary in southern Nigeria by the ecologist Iroro Tanshi, who worked with local people to conserve the population

Grand Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros grandis)

A bat from Southeast Asia. The frequency of its echolocation calls helps distinguish it from similar species.

Boeadi's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros boeadii

A species of bat described in 2007, from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.