Mammals of the WorldKunz's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros kunzi
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Hipposideridae
- Genus
- Hipposideros
- IUCN status
- NE
- Distribution
- Thailand|Malaysia
- Realm
- Indomalaya
Other names: Kunz's Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat|Kunz's Bicolored Roundleaf Bat|Kunz's Leaf-nosed Bat
About this species
- Size
- Average forearm 42.9mm
- Range
- Peninsular Malaysia and the southern tip of Thailand
Kunz's roundleaf bat was first described in 2018 and named after Thomas Kunz in honour of his work on bat research and conservation. It is known from Peninsular Malaysia and the nearby southern tip of Thailand; populations were previously assigned to the bicoloured roundleaf bat (Wikipedia, general species account).
With an average forearm of 42.9 mm it is a relatively small member of the bicolor group. The fur on the back is brown to orange, and that on the belly yellow-brown to golden (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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