| Hipposideros | |
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| 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: