Bicolored Roundleaf Bat

Hipposideros bicolor

Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Hipposideros
IUCN status: LC
Distribution: Thailand|Malaysia|Singapore|Indonesia|Brunei|Philippines|East Timor
Realm: Indomalaya|Australasia

Other names: Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat

About this species

Diet: Mostly small winged insects
Habitat: Caves, rock crevices and tunnels among lowland forests
Range: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Timor-Leste

The bicolored roundleaf bat inhabits caves, rock crevices and tunnels among lowland forests, roosting in large numbers and eating mostly small winged insects. Like other roundleaf bats it uses echolocation, releasing ultrasonic calls through its nose-leaf to sense its surroundings (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Timor-Leste (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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Bicolored Roundleaf Bat — CC BY 4.0 — Ian Dugdale (iNaturalist) (source)