Thailand Roundleaf Bat
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The Thailand Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros halophyllus) is a species of bat
in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Thailand
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Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Hipposideros halophyllus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.