Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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 Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat endangered?

The Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat?

The Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros khaokhouayensis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Hipposideridae, genus Hipposideros. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat

The Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros khaokhouayensis) is a species of bat found in Laos and Vietnam. It was described as a new species in 2006. It is considered vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat (revision 1334862482), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1814827 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).