Hipposideros rotalis

Hipposideros rotalis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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 area

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

1. Francis, C. (2008). "Hipposideros rotalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
2. Françis, Charles M. (2008). A Field Guide to the Mammals of South-East Asia. New Holland Publishers. p. 221. ISBN 9781845377359.

• 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