Telefomin roundleaf bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Hipposideridae |
Genus: | Hipposideros |
Species: | H. corynophyllus |
Binomial name | |
Hipposideros corynophyllus Hill, 1985 | |
Telefomin roundleaf bat range |
The Telefomin roundleaf bat (Hipposideros corynophyllus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea. [1]
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