Photographed in a limestone cave at Tanjong Rhu, Langkawi,
Peninsular Malaysia. This group is part of a colony of around
100 individuals The Shield-faced Roundleaf Bat is a communal
cave-dwelling species, commonly inhabiting limestone caves at
sea-level as well as caves in forested hills. Like all
Hipposideros species there is a series of complicated noseleafs.
In this species there is a shield or bi-lobed structure behind
the posterior noseleaf. In males this structure is huge, but in
females is much smaller. The fur is brownish or grey in colour.
The ears are broad and triangular. The species occurs in Burma,
Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. It is absent from Singapore.
Order : CHIROPTERA Family : Hipposideridae Species :
Hipposideros lylei Forearm Length : References : M3