Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat

Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat
Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Hipposideros
Species: H. diadema
Binomial name
Hipposideros diadema
(É. Geoffroy, 1813)
Diadem Roundleaf Bat range

The Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat[1] or Diadem Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros diadema) is one of the most widespread species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is probably most closely related to Hipposideros demissus from Makira and to Hipposideros inornatus from the Northern Territory in Australia. Hipposideros diadema is found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

References

  1. ^ Van Dyke, S. and Strahan, R. (eds.) (2008) The Mammals of Australia, Third Edition, New Holland / Queensland Museum, Brisbane ISBN 9781877069253