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Giant roundleaf bat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Chiroptera

Genus
  
Hipposideros

Higher classification
  
Hipposideros

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Hipposideridae

Scientific name
  
Hipposideros gigas

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Cyclops roundleaf bat, Hipposideros, Striped leaf‑nosed bat, Bat, Short‑tailed roundleaf bat

The giant roundleaf bat (Hipposideros gigas) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. The species was formerly considered part of H. commersoni, which is now viewed as being restricted to Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Giant roundleaf bat Wikipedia