Lesser Great Leaf-nosed Bat

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Lesser Great Leaf-nosed Bat
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Hipposideridae Genus: Hipposideros Species: H. turpis
Binomial name
Hipposideros turpis Bangs, 1901

The Lesser Great Leaf-nosed Bat or Lesser Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros turpis) is a species of bat in the Hipposideridae family. It is found in Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Hipposideros turpis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.