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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Hipposideros armiger

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Chiroptera

Family

Hipposideridae

Genus

Hipposideros

Species

Hipposideros armiger

Mammalia🥩 Carnivore

Great Himalayan Roundleaf Bat

Hipposideros armiger (Great Himalayan Roundleaf Bat · Great Himalayan Roundleaf Bat)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

No data · No data

Mass · Top Speed

45~71.2g · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Caves by day, buildings and sheds at night; hunts in forest clearings and gardens (recorded at elevations of about 1,030–2,270 m)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Thousands of individuals were found gathered in a tunnel in Sichuan, and it shares roosts with other bats.
💡 Its maximum forearm length of 9.66 cm is slightly longer than the long side of a credit card (about 8.6 cm) (Comparison).
💡 Its maximum weight of 71.2 g is slightly heavier than an egg (about 60 g) (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)20

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#히말라야잎코박쥐#Hipposideros armiger

📖 1. Overview

The Great Himalayan Roundleaf Bat is a large roundleaf bat found in southern China, India, and Malaysia that roosts in caves during the day and eats insects.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its forearm measures 86.6–96.6 mm and its weight is 45–71.2 g. Its calls consist of a short constant-frequency signal with brief frequency modulation at both ends, peaking at 64.8–69.4 kHz (74.1 kHz in India).

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It hunts in open woodland, gardens, and even under streetlights. In Meghalaya, India, beetles made up 56.3–100% of its winter-to-spring diet, and in Malaysia beetles (36.7%) and hymenopterans (28.8%) were also major prey.