Hipposideros

      Hipposideros
      Fawn Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros cervinus)
      Scientific classification
      Kingdom: Animalia
      Phylum: Chordata
      Class: Mammalia
      Order: Chiroptera
      Family: Hipposideridae
      Genus: Hipposideros
      Gray, 1831
      Species

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      Hipposideros is a one of the most diverse genera of bats with more than 70 species. They are collectively called roundleaf bats after the shape of their nasal ornament. It is the type genus of the family Hipposideridae.

      Species included in this genus are:

      References

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      Last modified on 26 February 2013, at 00:40