Timor roundleaf bat | |
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1807 illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Hipposideridae |
Genus: | Hipposideros |
Species: | H. crumeniferus |
Binomial name | |
Hipposideros crumeniferus Lesueur & Petit, 1807 | |
Timor roundleaf bat range |
The Timor roundleaf bat (Hipposideros crumeniferus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
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