Giant roundleaf bat

The giant roundleaf bat (Macronycteris gigas) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae^[2] found in western tropical Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. The species was formerly considered part of M. commersoni, which is now viewed as being restricted to Madagascar.^[1][2] Both commersoni and it were formerly placed in the genus Hipposideros, but moved to the resurrected Macronycteris in 2017 on the basis of molecular evidence.^[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Giant roundleaf bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Hipposideridae
Genus:	Macronycteris
Species:	M. gigas
Binomial name
Macronycteris gigas (Wagner, 1845)
Giant roundleaf bat range

References

1. Monadjem, A.; Bergmans, W.; Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M. (2017). "Macronycteris gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44687A22075133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44687A22075133.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
3. Foley, N. M.; Goodman, S. M.; Whelan, C. V.; Puechmaille, S. J.; Teeling, E. (June 2017). "Towards Navigating the Minotaur's Labyrinth: Cryptic Diversity and Taxonomic Revision within the Speciose Genus Hipposideros (Hipposideridae)". Acta Chiropterologica. 19 (1): 1–18. doi:10.3161/15081109acc2017.19.1.001.