Malayan Tailless Leaf-nosed Bat

Coelops robinsoni

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Mammalia · Chiroptera · Hipposideridae

About

The Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is a very small bat which has long and soft fur. The fur coloration is brown to blackish on the dorsal surface and ashy on the ventral surface. It can be distinguished from the other roundleaf bats by its small size and the absence of the tail. It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN

Fun Fact

A new distributional record of the rare bat Coelops robinsoni from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Restricted to the Southeast Asian region from Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo and possibly to Philippines (Payne et al.

Diet

To be updated

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Degradation
Overexploitation
Invasive Species
Climate Change

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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