title: Philippine forest roundleaf bat
text: # Philippine forest roundleaf bat
  
  The Philippine forest roundleaf bat (Hipposideros obscurus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
  
  ## Taxonomy and etymology
  
  It was described as a new species in 1861 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters. Peters initially placed it in the now-defunct genus Phyllorhina, with the scientific name Phyllorhina obscura. Its species name "obscurus" is Latin for "dark".
  
  