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Grand Roundleaf Bat

Hipposideros grandis

Order
Chiroptera
Family
Hipposideridae
Genus
Hipposideros
IUCN status
LC
Distribution
China|Myanmar|Thailand|Laos|Vietnam
Realm
Indomalaya

Other names: Grand Leaf-nosed Bat

About this species

Size
Forearm about 60mm
Weight
About 18g
Range
China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam

The grand roundleaf bat, also known as the grand leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat in the genus Hipposideros found in China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and also in India (Wikipedia, general species account).

Males have a mean forearm length of 60.5 mm and females 61 mm, and males weigh 18.3 g and females 17.6 g. A peak echolocation frequency of 98 kHz, recorded in India, helps distinguish it from other Hipposideros species.

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

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