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Hipposideros cervinus
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Caves, hollow trees, forages over forest and forest edge
Range
South and Southeast Asia to Australia and the Pacific
Litter size
1 pup (typical for hipposiderid bats)
Gestation period
About 4–5 months (typical for hipposiderid bats)
Size
Small-medium roundleaf bat (forearm ~45–50mm)
Weight
6–10g
A widespread roundleaf bat named for its warm, fawn-brown fur, found across a huge range from South Asia through to northern Australia and the western Pacific.
Roosts in caves and hollow trees, sometimes in mixed colonies with other hipposiderid bats, and hunts flying insects over forest and forest edge at night using echolocation.
