Kingdom Animalia Order Chiroptera Scientific name Paracoelops megalotis Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Hipposideridae Higher classification Paracoelops | |
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Genus Paracoelops
Dorst, 1947 Similar Malayan roundleaf bat, Lamotte's roundleaf bat, Large Mindanao roundleaf, Timor roundleaf bat, Philippine tailless leaf‑nose | ||
The Vietnam leaf-nosed bat (Paracoelops megalotis) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is monotypic within the genus Paracoelops. It is endemic to Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss. The IUCN Red List of threatened species lists this bat as data deficient. This species is only known from one degraded specimen. Many researchers fear that this species of bat is already extinct as it has not been seen in over 60 years.
References
Vietnam leaf-nosed bat Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA