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Andersen's leaf-nosed bat

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Andersen's leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros gentilis, also called Andersen's roundleaf bat, is a roundleaf bat of Asia. The Mammal Diversity Database records it from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam and gives the type locality as Thayetmyo in Myanmar. It was split from the Pomona roundleaf bat, and the database notes that it includes the form megalotis, once treated as a distinct species in its own genus, Paracoelops. The database places it in the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms as a living species with an IUCN status of Least Concern. The English Wikipedia article is a single sentence, so little else is documented about its ecology here.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
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Child Taxon Of

Hipposideridae, Taxa
Source Hipposideros gentilis (Wikipedia)
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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros gentilis (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Bangladesh
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Bangladesh · Cambodia

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros gentilis (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Cambodia
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Bangladesh · Cambodia · China

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros gentilis (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, China
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Cambodia · China · India

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros gentilis (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, India
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China · India · Laos

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros gentilis (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Laos
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India · Laos · Malaysia

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros gentilis (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Malaysia
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Laos · Malaysia · Myanmar

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros gentilis (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Myanmar
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Myanmar
Malaysia · Myanmar · Nepal

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros gentilis (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Nepal
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Nepal
Myanmar · Nepal · Thailand

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros gentilis (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Thailand
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Thailand
Nepal · Thailand · Vietnam

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros gentilis (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Vietnam
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Vietnam
Thailand · Vietnam
Sources
1. Hipposideros gentilis (Wikipedia)
  • Article text, habitat
    During the day, it roosts in caves.
  • Child Taxon Of: Hipposideridae, Lead, family
    is a species of roundleaf bat found in Asia
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead, everyday group
    is a species of roundleaf bat found in Asia
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2. Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros gentilis (Mammal Diversity Database)
Mammal Diversity Database
  • Taxon page, IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Least Concern
  • Taxon page, Species status
    Species status Living
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