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Order : CHIROPTERA
Family : Hipposideridae
Species : Hipposideros kunzi
Forearm Length : up to 4.8 cm
Weight : up to 10 grams
Hipposideros kunzi
(Kunz's Roundleaf
Bat) is a relatively small species of Hipposideros which inhabits
mainly lowland forest in many parts of Southeast Asia.
Figs 1 and 3 : Example from Peninsular
Malaysia found roosting in an abandoned chalet.
Fig 2 : Primary lowland forest near the
location of the bat in figures 1, 3 and 4.
References :
Douangboubpha, B., Bumrungsri, S., Soisook, P., Satasook, C., Thomas, N. M. & Bates, P. J. (2010). A taxonomic review of the
Hipposideros bicolor species complex and H. pomona
(Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) in Thailand. Acta Chiropterologica, 12(2),
415-438.
Francis, C.M. 2019. A Field Guide to the Mammals of South-east Asia. Second
Edition. New Holland. 416 pp.
Kingston, T., Lim B.L., Zubaid, A., 2006. Bats of Krau Wildlife
Reserve. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Kingston, T., Lara, M. C., Jones, G., Akbar, Z., Kunz, T. H. & Schneider, C.
J. (2001). Acoustic divergence in two cryptic Hipposideros species: a
role for social selection?. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B:
Biological Sciences, 268(1474), 1381-1386.
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