Hipposideros is one of the most diverse genera of bats, with more than 70 species. They are collectively called roundleaf bats after the shape of their nasal ornament. It is the type genus of the family Hipposideridae. It is divided into species groups based on morphology.
Some species that were previously placed in Hipposideros are now placed in the related genera Doryrhina and Macronycteris. Conversely, the genus Paracoelops, which was considered distinct until 2012, is now synonymized with Hipposideros, as the only species turned out to be based on a specimen of Hipposideros pomona.
Species armiger species group Great roundleaf bat, H. armiger Ha Long roundleaf bat, H. alongensis Pendlebury's roundleaf bat, H. pendleburyi Lesser great leaf-nosed bat, H. turpis
bicolor species group Dusky leaf-nosed bat, H. ater Benito roundleaf bat, H. beatus Bicolored roundleaf bat, H. bicolor Hipposideros brachyotus Short-headed roundleaf bat, H. breviceps Sundevall's roundleaf bat, H. caffer Spurred roundleaf bat, H. calcaratus Fawn leaf-nosed bat, H. cervinus Ashy roundleaf bat, H. cineraceus Large Mindanao roundleaf bat, H. coronatus Cox's roundleaf bat, H. coxi Timor roundleaf bat, H. crumeniferus Short-tailed roundleaf bat, H. curtus Borneo roundleaf bat, H. doriae Khajuria's leaf-nosed bat, H. durgadasi Dayak roundleaf bat, H. dyacorum Sooty roundleaf bat, H. fuliginosus Fulvus roundleaf bat, H. fulvus Cantor's roundleaf bat, H. galeritus Andersen's roundleaf bat, H. gentilis Thailand roundleaf bat, H. halophyllus Kolar leaf-nosed bat, H. hypophyllus Jones's roundleaf bat, H. jonesi Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat, H. khaokhouayensis Hipposideros kingstonae Hipposideros kunzi Lamotte's roundleaf bat, H. lamottei Big-eared roundleaf bat, H. macrobullatus Maggie Taylor's roundleaf bat, H. maggietaylorae Aellen's roundleaf bat, H. marisae Malayan roundleaf bat, H. nequam Nicobar leaf-nosed bat, H. nicobarulae Philippine forest roundleaf bat, H. obscurus Orbiculus leaf-nosed bat, H. orbiculus Biak roundleaf bat, H. papua Pomona roundleaf bat, H. pomona Philippine pygmy roundleaf bat, H. pygmaeus Ridley's leaf-nosed bat, H. ridleyi Laotian leaf-nosed bat, H. rotalis Noack's roundleaf bat, H. ruber Hipposideros srilankaensis
cyclops species group This group no longer includes the cyclops roundleaf bat (Doryrhina cyclops), which is now placed in the separate genus Doryrhina.
Telefomin roundleaf bat, H. corynophyllus Hill's roundleaf bat, H. edwardshilli Fly River roundleaf bat, H. muscinus Semon's roundleaf bat, H. semoni Northern leaf-nosed bat or narrow-eared roundleaf bat, H. stenotis
diadema species group Makira roundleaf bat, H. demissus Diadem roundleaf bat, H. diadema Fierce roundleaf bat, H. dinops Crested roundleaf bat, H. inexpectatus Arnhem leaf-nosed bat, H. inornatus Indian roundleaf bat, H. lankadiva Large Asian roundleaf bat, H. lekaguli Peleng leaf-nosed bat, H. pelingensis
larvatus species group Grand roundleaf bat, H. grandis Intermediate roundleaf bat, H. larvatus Maduran leaf-nosed bat, H. madurae Sorensen's leaf-nosed bat, H. sorenseni Sumba roundleaf bat or Sumban leaf-nosed bat, H. sumbae
megalotis species group Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat, H. megalotis
pratti species group Shield-faced roundleaf bat, H. lylei Pratt's roundleaf bat, H. pratti Swinhoe's roundleaf bat, H. swinhoei
speoris species group Aba roundleaf bat, H. abae Schneider's leaf-nosed bat, H. speoris
Uncertain group Hipposideros atrox Boeadi's roundleaf bat, H. boeadii Sulawesi roundleaf bat, H. celebensis Griffin's leaf-nosed bat, H. griffini Khasian leaf-nosed bat, H. khasiana Shield-nosed leaf-nosed bat H. scutinares Hipposideros tephrus House-dwelling leaf-nosed bat, H. einnaythu Wollaston's roundleaf bat, H. wollastoni
Fossil species The species Hipposideros bernardsigei Hand, 1997 describes one of many species of bats discovered in the north of Australia, the Riversleigh fauna, and appears to be a member of an Australopapuan group in an early radiation of the genus. The first hipposiderid to be described from Pliocene deposits at Riversleigh was Hipposideros winsburyorum Hand, 1999. Other named fossil species allied to Hipposideros include Hipposideros (Pseudorhinolophus), Hipposideros collongensis, Hipposideros conquensis, Hipposideros felix, Hipposideros minor, Hipposideros morloti, Hipposideros omani and Hipposideros schlosseri.
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