Pratt's roundleaf bat

Pratt's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros pratti) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Pratt's roundleaf bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Hipposideridae
Genus:	Macronycteris
Species:	H. pratti
Binomial name
Hipposideros pratti Thomas, 1891
Pratt's roundleaf bat range

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 1891 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas.^[2] The eponym for the species name "pratti" is Antwerp Edgar Pratt.^[3] Pratt collected the holotype that Thomas used to describe the species.^[2]

Description

Pratt's roundleaf bat has dorsal fur that is reddish brown in color. However, its ventral fur is lighter. The average forearm length of these bats is 83.4–90.8 mm (3.28–3.57 in) and the average body mass is 53–68.9 g (1.87–2.43 oz). It has a transverse bilobed shield behind the posterior noseleaf. In young males and females the shield may be small, but in old males it becomes an elaborate, flashy structure.^[4]

Range and habitat

Pratt's roundleaf bat resides in caves which are typical diurnal roosts site and may contain hundreds or thousands of bats. It also shares its roosts with other bat species such as the great roundleaf bat, Hipposideros armiger.^[4]