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Hipposideros ridleyi
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Caves, hollow trees, forages over forest
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Litter size
1 pup (typical for hipposiderid bats)
Gestation period
About 4–5 months (typical for hipposiderid bats)
Size
Small roundleaf bat (forearm ~44–48mm, typical for the genus)
Weight
7–11g (typical for the genus)
An uncommon roundleaf bat named after the botanist Henry Ridley, recorded only patchily across its Sundaland range.
Presumed to share the family's cave- and hollow-tree-roosting habits and insectivorous, echolocation-based hunting; specific field data remains limited.
