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Noack's roundleaf bat Hipposideros ruber Least concern

Where the Noack's roundleaf bat lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 267 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Noack's roundleaf bat: Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.16341.b dor - Hipposideros ruber - skin
Preserved museum specimen (no free photo of a live animal found). Photo: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameHipposideros ruber
GroupBats
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in6 countries
ContinentsAfrica
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyHipposideridae

Where does the Noack's roundleaf bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Noack's roundleaf bat in 6 countries and territories across Africa.

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 Noack's roundleaf bat endangered?

The Noack's 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 Noack's roundleaf bat?

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

About the Noack's roundleaf bat

Noack's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros ruber) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found throughout tropical Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and caves and other subterranean habitats.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Noack's roundleaf bat (revision 1314770867), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769904 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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