Shield-faced roundleaf bat

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Shield-faced roundleaf bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Hipposideros
Species:
H. lylei
Binomial name
Hipposideros lylei
Thomas, 1913
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Shield-faced roundleaf bat range

The shield-faced roundleaf bat (Hipposideros lylei) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

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References

  1. Senawi, J.; Bates, P.; Bumrungsri, S.; Francis, C. (2019). "Hipposideros lylei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T10145A22100391. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T10145A22100391.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.