Commerson's roundleaf bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Commerson's roundleaf bat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hipposideros commersoni
Group	Bats
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Hipposideridae

Where does the Commerson's roundleaf bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Commerson's roundleaf bat in 2 countries and territories across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Madagascar.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Commerson's roundleaf bat?

The Commerson's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros commersoni) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Hipposideridae, genus Hipposideros. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Commerson's roundleaf bat

Commerson's roundleaf bat (Macronycteris commersoni), also known as Commerson's leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat endemic to Madagascar. It is named after French naturalist Philibert Commerson (1727–1773). Bat populations of Africa or São Tomé and Príncipe formerly considered part of this species are now classified separately as M. gigas, M. thomensis or M. vittata, while one from Madagascar was split off to become M. cryptovalorona. It was formerly placed in the genus Hipposideros, but moved to the resurrected Macronycteris in 2017 on the basis of molecular evidence.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Commerson's roundleaf bat (revision 1345095306), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2595749 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).