Lesser great leaf-nosed bat

Lesser great leaf-nosed bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Hipposideros
Species:
H. turpis
Binomial name
Hipposideros turpis
Bangs, 1901

The lesser great leaf-nosed bat or lesser roundleaf bat (Hipposideros turpis) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Japan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.[2][1] Human interference has caused rapid habitat destruction, this has caused the bat to become endangered.

  1. ^ a b Fukui, D.; Sano, A. (2019). "Hipposideros turpis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T80224148A22099660. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T80224148A22099660.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Thong, Vu Dinh; Puechmaille, Sebastien J.; Denzinger, Annette; Bates, Paul J.J.; Dietz, Christian; Csorba, Gabor; Soisook, Pipat; Teeling, Emma C.; Matsumura, Sumiko; Furey, Neil M.; Schnitzler, Hans-Ulrich (2012). "Systematics of the Hipposideros turpis complex and a description of a new subspecies from Vietnam". Mammal Review. 42 (2): 166–192. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.00202.x.