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

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

Scientific name	Hipposideros caffer
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Hipposideridae

Where does the Sundevall's roundleaf bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sundevall'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 Sundevall's roundleaf bat endangered?

The Sundevall'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 Sundevall's roundleaf bat?

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

About the Sundevall's roundleaf bat

Sundevall's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros caffer), also called Sundevall's leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae.

These bats are very similar in appearance to the closely related Noack's roundleaf bat, and the two have in the past been considered to be the same species. Although more recent research suggests that they are distinct, taken together, they possibly represent a species group containing a number of cryptic species or subspecies that have yet to be distinguished.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sundevall's roundleaf bat (revision 1315282157), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2735517 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).