NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros ater Templeton, 1848
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The dusky leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros ater) is a bat from the genus Hipposideros whose habitat extends from India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, New Guinea and Northern Australia. This species is counted in the H. bicolor species group and was formerly classified within that species.
The genus name Hipposideros comes from the Greek words for "horse" (ἴππος) and "iron" (σίδηρος) and means "horseshoe"; a reference to the complex nose that species in this genus are known for. The generic designation ater is Latin for "black" and notes the relative dark color of this species's coat.
Wikipedia contributors, Dusky leaf-nosed bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:37:18.982877+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hipposideros ater Templeton, 1848
- Name authority
- Templeton, 1848
- Common name
- Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Hipposideridae
- Genus
- Hipposideros
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYinpterochiroptera Springer, Teeling, Madsen, Stanhope & Jong, 2001
- superfamilyRhinolophoidea Gray, 1825
- familyHipposideridae Lydekker, 1891
- genusHipposideros Gray, 1831
- speciesHipposideros ater Templeton, 1848
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hipposideros. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aba Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros abae J. A. Allen, 1917 | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ha Long Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros alongensis Bourret, 1942 | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Benito Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros beatus K. Andersen, 1906 | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bicolored Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros bicolor (Temminck, 1834) | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boeadi's Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros boeadii Bates, Rossiter, Suyanto & Kingston, 2007 | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sundevall's Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros caffer (Sundevall, 1846) | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fawn-colored Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros cervinus (Gould, 1854) | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large Mindanao Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros coronatus (Peters, 1871) | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diadem Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros diadema (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1813) | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fierce Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros dinops K. Andersen, 1905 | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bornean Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros doriae (Peters, 1871) | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Durga Das's Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros durgadasi Khajuria, 1970 | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=631483 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3M35Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.