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Andersen's Roundleaf Bat

Hipposideros gentilis

Order
Chiroptera
Family
Hipposideridae
Genus
Hipposideros
IUCN status
LC
Distribution
Nepal|India|Bangladesh|Myanmar|China|Thailand|Vietnam|Laos|Cambodia|Malaysia|Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Realm
Indomalaya|Palearctic

Other names: Exotic Leaf-nosed Bat|Andersen's Leaf-nosed Bat

About this species

Size
Forearm 39.7–44.1mm; ears 17.5–24mm
Habitat
Forested or human-modified habitats, from sea level to about 1,900m; roosts in caves by day
Range
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam

Andersen's leaf-nosed bat, or Andersen's roundleaf bat, is a roundleaf bat found across Asia, in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. The forearm is 39.7–44.1 mm and the ears are 17.5–24 mm long (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found from sea level to about 1,900 m in forested or human-modified habitats and roosts in caves by day. The cached account gives no diet or breeding information (Wikipedia, general species account).

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

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