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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General
Conservation
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References
General Information
 
Hipposideros armiger
Himalayan Leaf-nosed Bat
 
Animal Group: Mammal
哺乳類
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Other Common Name(s): Greater Leaf-nosed Bat , Himalayan Roundleaf Bat
Description: The largest insectivorous bat in Hong Kong, with wingspan over 40cm; the pelage has two color phases: brown and grayish brown, but it is darker above and paler below; eyes are small and ears are large with low antitragi; the noseleaf is relatively more complex, there is a fleshy elevation behind the posterior leaf: males have a well developed frontal depression and there is a tuft of black hair that can be erected at will, but it is less developed in females.
Conservation Status
Statutory Protection in Hong Kong
  • Listed in Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (Cap. 170)
AFCD Assessment
  • Very Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status
  • Least Concern
Fellowes et al. (2002)
  • Local Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Widely distributed in countryside areas throughout Hong Kong.
Global Distribution
  • North India, Nepal, Burma, Southern and South East China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Malay Peninsula.
Photo Gallery
References
  • Ronald M. Nowak. 1994. Walker’s bats of the world, 5th Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Ades, G.W. 1999. The species composition, distribution, and population size of Hong Kong bats. Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society 22: 183-209.
  • Shek, C. T. 2006. A field guide to the terrestrial mammals of Hong Kong. Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Book Ltd