The great roundleaf bat, Hipposideros armiger, also known as the great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat, is a large leaf-nosed bat of South Asia, Southeast Asia and China, with four recognised subspecies. It resembles the intermediate roundleaf bat but is larger and has four, not three, lateral accessory leaflets on each side of its nose leaf. The forearm reaches 9.8 centimetres and the weight 60 grams. It feeds on beetles, moths, flies and Hymenoptera, hunting in cleared woodland, gardens, between tree avenues and around street lights, and breeds once a year, bearing two young. It roosts alone or in colonies in caves, house lofts and old temples. The species is common and has a large population, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern, though deforestation, mining, roost disturbance and hunting affect local populations.
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ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 ThreatsEnergy Production and Mining 1 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 ThreatsHuman Intrusions and Disturbance 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Connections
Child Taxon Of
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Cambodia · China
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Cambodia · China · India
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China · India · Laos
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India · Laos · Malaysia
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Laos · Malaysia · Myanmar
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Malaysia · Myanmar · Nepal
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Myanmar · Nepal · Taiwan
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Nepal · Taiwan · Thailand
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Taiwan · Thailand · Vietnam
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Thailand · Vietnam
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1. Great roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
Biology, Diet
The bat is insectivorous, with its diet mainly being composed of beetles, butterflies and moths, flies, and Hymenoptera.
Conservation, agriculture
Localized threats to the species include deforestation, agriculture, mining, and roost disturbance in South Asia, and roost disturbance and subsistence hunting in Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand.
Conservation, mining
Localized threats to the species include deforestation, agriculture, mining, and roost disturbance in South Asia, and roost disturbance and subsistence hunting in Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand.
Conservation, roost disturbance
Localized threats to the species include deforestation, agriculture, mining, and roost disturbance in South Asia, and roost disturbance and subsistence hunting in Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand.
Conservation, subsistence hunting
Localized threats to the species include deforestation, agriculture, mining, and roost disturbance in South Asia, and roost disturbance and subsistence hunting in Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand.
Child Taxon Of: Hipposideridae, Lead, family
is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead, everyday group
is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae
View the Source2. Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros armiger (Mammal Diversity Database)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseTaxon page, IUCN Red List status
IUCN Red List status Least Concern
Taxon page, Species status
Species status Living
View the Source 3. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt, row Hipposideros armiger (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)Quote, MamFuncDat.txt, row Hipposideros armiger (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3997 Hipposideros armiger Hipposideridae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC A A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 53 Ref_117 1
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