Large Asian roundleaf bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the large Asian roundleaf bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hipposideros lekaguli
Group	Bats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Hipposideridae

Where does the large Asian roundleaf bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the large Asian roundleaf bat in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Thailand

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 large Asian roundleaf bat endangered?

The large Asian roundleaf bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the large Asian roundleaf bat?

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

About the large Asian roundleaf bat

The large Asian roundleaf bat (Hipposideros lekaguli) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. The specific name commemorates Thai zoologist and conservationist Boonsong Lekagul.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Large Asian roundleaf bat (revision 1345083323), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1767005 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).