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Orbiculus Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros orbiculus
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Hipposideridae
- Genus
- Hipposideros
- IUCN status
- VU
- Distribution
- Malaysia|Indonesia
- Realm
- Indomalaya
Other names: Orbiculus Leaf-nosed Bat
About this species
- Size
- Forearm 46.15–48.50mm; tail 26.2–34.2mm; ears 20.6–23.6mm
- Range
- Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia
The orbiculus leaf-nosed bat, also called the orbiculus roundleaf bat or small disc roundleaf bat, has been found on Sumatra and in Peninsular Malaysia. The forearm is 46.15–48.50 mm, the tail 26.2–34.2 mm and the ears 20.6–23.6 mm, and it echolocates at around 80 kHz (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of Sumatra guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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