#hipposideros

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Semon's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros semoni

A bat found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. It roosts in sheltered places during the day such as abandoned mines, caves, hollow trees, and rock fissures.

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Great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros armiger)

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Ashy Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros cineraceus

A bat found across South and Southeast Asia from Bhutan to Indonesia. It has a simple nose-leaf with a raised bump on the nasal septum. It roosts in sheltered places such as caves during the day.

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Anderson's Leaf-nose Bat Hipposideros gentilis

It is found across Southeast Asia, in forests and in human-modified habitats. During the day, it roosts in caves.

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Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros curtus

A bat found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. In 2016 a population of the species was discovered near to the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary in southern Nigeria by the ecologist Iroro Tanshi, who worked with local people to conserve the population

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Grand Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros grandis)

A bat from Southeast Asia. The frequency of its echolocation calls helps distinguish it from similar species.

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Boeadi's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros boeadii

A species of bat described in 2007, from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

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Griffin's Leafnose Bat Hipposideros griffini

Lives in Vietnam. This bat was first seen in 2008 and described in 2012, when it was noted to be a different species from the great roundleaf bat. The layers of "leafs" on its nose help with echolocation.

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