| Great Roundleaf Bat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Hipposideros |
| Species: | H. armiger |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipposideros armiger (Hodgson, 1835) |
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| Great Roundleaf Bat range | |
The Great Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros armiger) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Hipposideros armiger is similar in appearance to the closely related, Intermediate Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros larvatus). However, the Great Roundleaf Bat is larger in size and possesses four, not three, lateral accessory leaflets on each side of the main noseleaf. This bat has a forearm Length of up to 9.8 cm, and weighs up to 47 g.[1]