Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Chiroptera | |
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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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