Fawn leaf-nosed bat
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Hipposideros |
| Species: | H. cervinus |
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Hipposideros cervinus (Gould, 1863) |
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| Fawn roundleaf bat range | |
The fawn leaf-nosed bat or fawn roundleaf bat (Hipposideros cervinus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vanuatu. It was previously found in Singapore, but may have become extinct there.
Hipposideros cervinus is a medium-sized Hipposiderid (forearm 44-50mm, 5-10 grammes) with two lateral leaflets on its nose leaf. Noseleaf is greyish pink, ears triangular. Pups are dark gray in coloration, maturing to a dark brown in adults which often becomes bleached over time, turning a bright orange colour due to the ammonia from droppings in communal roosts.
A communal rooster, is commonly found roosting in caves and trees. In 1958 Medway estimated the Niah population to be 250,000.
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