NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Philippine Forest Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros obscurus (Peters, 1861)
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 Philippine forest roundleaf bat (Hipposideros obscurus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the Philippines and is assessed as least concern by the IUCN.
Wikipedia contributors, Philippine forest roundleaf bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:05:16.150666+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hipposideros obscurus (Peters, 1861)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1861)
- Common name
- Philippine Forest 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 obscurus (Peters, 1861)
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 |
| 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phyllorhina obscura Peters, 1861 Peters, 1861 | synonym |
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=631520 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:3M37V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.