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Great roundleaf bat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Chiroptera

Genus
  
Hipposideros

Higher classification
  
Hipposideros

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Hipposideridae

Scientific name
  
Hipposideros armiger

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Hipposideros, Bat, Hipposideridae, Intermediate roundleaf, Mammal

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The great roundleaf bat (Hipposideros armiger) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Description

The great roundleaf bat is similar in appearance to the closely related intermediate roundleaf bat (H. larvatus). However, the great roundleaf bat is larger and possesses four, not three, lateral accessory leaflets on each side of the main noseleaf. This bat has a forearm length up to 9.8 cm, and weighs up to 47 g.

References

Great roundleaf bat Wikipedia