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Cyclops Leaf-nosed Bat
Doryrhina cyclops (Temminck, 1853)
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 cyclops roundleaf bat or cyclops leaf-nosed bat (Doryrhina cyclops) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in the forests of equatorial Africa. It is placed in the genus Doryrhina together with the closely related greater roundleaf bat (Doryrhina camerunensis).
Wikipedia contributors, Cyclops roundleaf bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:41:00.458602+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Doryrhina cyclops (Temminck, 1853)
- Name authority
- (Temminck, 1853)
- Common name
- Cyclops Leaf-nosed Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Hipposideridae
- Genus
- Doryrhina
- 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
- genusDoryrhina Peters, 1871
- speciesDoryrhina cyclops (Temminck, 1853)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Doryrhina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Wollaston's Leaf-nosed BatDoryrhina wollastoni (Thomas, 1913) | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fly River Leaf-nosed BatDoryrhina muscinus (Thomas & Doria, 1886) | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Telefomin Leaf-nosed BatDoryrhina corynophyllus (Hill, 1985) | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Narrow-eared Leaf-nosed BatDoryrhina stenotis (Thomas, 1913) | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hill's Leaf-nosed BatDoryrhina edwardshilli (Flannery & Colgan, 1993) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Hipposideros cyclops (Temminck, 1853) (Temminck, 1853) | synonym |
| Phyllorhina cyclops Temminck, 1853 Temminck, 1853 | 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=1141262 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:5TJF9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.