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Orbiculus leaf nosed bat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Hipposideridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Chiroptera

Genus
  
Hipposideros

Orbiculus leaf-nosed bat

Similar
  
Timor roundleaf bat, Large Mindanao roundleaf, Dayak roundleaf bat

The orbiculus leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros orbiculus), also known as the orbiculus roundleaf bat, is a species of bat from the family Hipposideridae. The species has been found on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia and on peninsular Malaysia.

The orbiculus leaf-nosed bat is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List because of its small extent of occurrence and continuing decline of the extent and quality of its habitat, as well as its population. The orbiculus leaf-nosed bat is a terrestrial species that prefers lowland rainforests, and its habitat is degradating due to logging, agriculture, infrastructure development, plantations, and forest fire.

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Orbiculus leaf-nosed bat Wikipedia