Great roundleaf bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the great roundleaf bat lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hipposideros armiger
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Hipposideridae

Where does the great roundleaf bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the great roundleaf bat in 7 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

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.

Is the great roundleaf bat endangered?

The great roundleaf bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the great roundleaf bat?

The great roundleaf bat (Hipposideros armiger) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Hipposideridae, genus Hipposideros. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the great roundleaf bat

The great roundleaf bat, also known as the great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros armiger) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. It gives birth to two young a year. It has been assessed as a least concern species by the IUCN.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Great roundleaf bat (revision 1348568633), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q307787 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).