NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros bicolor (Temminck, 1834)
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.
Hipposideros bicolor
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Open encyclopedia reference
The bicolored roundleaf bat (Hipposideros bicolor) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. This bat inhabits caves, rock crevices and tunnels among lowland forests. They roost in large numbers and consume mostly small winged insects. Their navigation and hunting skills come from the use of echolocation. Its leafnose is used to release ultrasonic shouts to distinguish its surroundings. Echolocation is also used to distinguish other species based on their wingbeat and size. The habitat of this bat decides the color of its fur. Bleaching fumes of a cave environment will cause an orange colored fur. Those who inhabit a well-ventilated roost will be a light brown color.
Wikipedia contributors, Bicolored roundleaf bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:41:59.434600+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hipposideros bicolor (Temminck, 1834)
- Name authority
- (Temminck, 1834)
- Common name
- Bicolored 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 bicolor (Temminck, 1834)
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 |
| Dusky Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros ater Templeton, 1848 | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Benito Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros beatus K. Andersen, 1906 | 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.
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=631485 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.
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:3M366. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.