Lesser great leaf-nosed bat

The lesser great leaf-nosed bat or lesser roundleaf bat (Hipposideros turpis) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Japan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.^[2][1] Human interference has caused rapid habitat destruction, this has caused the bat to become endangered.^[3]

Lesser great leaf-nosed bat
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Hipposideridae
Genus:	Hipposideros
Species:	H. turpis
Binomial name
Hipposideros turpis Bangs, 1901

Subspecies

• H. t. turpis: Yaeyama Islands, Japan, on the 4 islands Iriomote, Ishigaki, Yonaguni, and Hateruma.^[1]
• H. t. pendleuryi Thailand
• H. t. alongensis Vietnam

Two subspecies of Thailand and Vietnam are considered to be distinct species, H. pendleuryi and H. alongensis, respectively.^[4]