Hipposideros cervinus

Hipposideros cervinus

The fawn leaf-nosed bat or fawn roundleaf bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vanuatu. It was previously found in Singapore, but may have become extinct there.
Cute & Cuddly This Fawn-coloured Leaf-nosed Bat - Hipposideros cervinus are small in size, around 4-5 cm.
They have nice colour to their fur, which is very fine to touch.  The colouration turns to a bright orange colour due to the ammonia from droppings in communal roosts.
 Bat,Fawn-coloured Leaf-nosed Bat,Hipposideros cervinus,Malaysia,Sabah,Tawau

Appearance

Hipposideros cervinus is a medium-sized Hipposiderid with two lateral leaflets on its nose leaf. Noseleaf is greyish pink, ears triangular. Pups are dark gray in coloration, maturing to a dark brown in adults which often becomes bleached over time, turning a bright orange colour due to the ammonia from droppings in communal roosts.
Fawn-coloured Leaf-nosed Bat - Hipposideros cervinus I was part of an expedition team doing a survey of bio-diversity of Mt. Lucia which includes a group of Bat researchers from 2 local Universities who joined the expedition to help documents species of Bats that can be found from the Mountain and also to give their students some field experience in collecting bats using mist nets and subsequently collecting data about them. All bats collected were eventually released. Bat,Fawn-coloured Leaf-nosed Bat,Hipposideros cervinus,Malaysia,Sabah,Tawau

Behavior

A communal rooster, is commonly found roosting in caves and trees. In 1958 Medway estimated the Niah population to be 250,000.

Habitat

A communal rooster, is commonly found roosting in caves and trees. In 1958 Medway estimated the Niah population to be 250,000.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderChiroptera
FamilyHipposideridae
GenusHipposideros
SpeciesH. cervinus
Photographed in
Malaysia