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.
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Bangladesh · Cambodia
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Bangladesh · 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 · Thailand
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Nepal · Thailand · Vietnam
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Thailand · Vietnam
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1. Hipposideros gentilis (Wikipedia)
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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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IUCN Red List status Least Concern
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Species status Living
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