Hipposideros rotalis
Hipposideros rotalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Eutheria |
Superorder: | Laurasiatheria |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Suborder: | Microchiroptera |
Superfamily: | Rhinolophoidea |
Family: | Rhinolophidae |
Subfamily: | Hipposiderinae |
Genus: | Hipposideros |
Species: | H. rotalis |
Binomial name | |
Hipposideros rotalis Francis, Kock & Habersetzer, 1999 | |
Hipposideros rotalis, the Laotian leaf-nosed bat or Laotian roundleaf bat, is a species of bat from the family Rhinolophidae which is endemic to Bolikhamsai Province, Laos . Only a small number of individuals have been recorded, however the population size is thought to be large as it has been found to cover a range of more than 20,000 km2.[1]
Appearance
It has brown upper-parts and paler underparts. Its fur is white at the base and brown in the middle with pale tips. It has a broad nose-leaf that covers its muzzle, and a large internarial disc.[2]
Habitat
It has been observed near limestone cave in evergreen forests of central Laos.[2]
References
- Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. The Johns Hopkins University Press; 3rd edition. ISBN 978-0801882210.
- Francis, Kock & Habersetzer. 1999. Senkenbergiana Biologica, 79: 266.
External links
Data related to Hipposideros rotalis at Wikispecies
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