Stumble this page!Shield-faced roundleaf bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Rhinolophidae
Subfamily : Hipposiderinae
Species : Hipposideros lylei
The Shield-faced roundleaf bat is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the shieldfaced roundleaf bat
A young / baby of a shieldfaced roundleaf bat is called a 'pup'. A shieldfaced roundleaf bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.
Facts about the shield-faced roundleaf bat
noseleaf The Shield-faced Roundleaf Bat is a communal cave-dwelling species, commonly inhabiting limestone caves at sea-level as well as caves in forested hills.
1. Hipposideros, genus Hipposideros -- (horseshoe bats)Hipposideros
genus Hipposideros
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