Jun 25, 2025
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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seen from Germany
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seen from Germany
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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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Title: Daylight Savings Bats
Author: Alyson Brokaw, PhD, for Bat Conservation International
Date Posted: December 16, 2025
Link: https://www.batcon.org/daylight-savings-bats/
Summary: Not all bats are nocturnal (active at night).
Species featured: Azorean bat (Nyctalus azoreum), Noack’s roundleaf bat (Hipposideros ruber), Blyth’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus lepidus), Lesser sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx leptura), Samoan flying fox (Pteropus samoensis), Soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus), Horsfield’s Bat (Myotis horsfieldii), Common noctule (Nyctalus noctula), Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)
Are there any colorful bats?
Oh there are so many--Painted Bats are the classic example of a bat species that's not black or brown, but they aren't the only one. They aren't even the only orange furred species out there.
There's this guy, for instance.
image description: a golden orange bat with a very flat face. This bat is a Aba roundleaf bat (Hipposideros abae).
image source: Merlin Tuttle