The lesser great leaf-nosed bat or lesser roundleaf bat (Hipposideros turpis) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Japan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Human interference has caused rapid habitat destruction, this has caused the bat to become endangered.Echenique-Diaz, L. M., Yokoyama, J., Kawata, M., Abe, S., & Ishibashi, Y. (2002). Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the Bang's leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros turpis. Molecular Ecology Notes, 2(4), 396–397. doi:10.1046/j.1471-8286.2002.00250.x
Subspecies Previously three subspecies was included: H. t. turpis: Yaeyama Islands, Japan, on the 4 islands Iriomote, Ishigaki, Yonaguni, and Hateruma. H. t. pendleuryi: Thailand H. t. alongensis: Vietnam
Two subspecies of Thailand and Vietnam are considered to be distinct species, H. pendleuryi and H. alongensis, respectively.THONG, V. D., PUECHMAILLE, S. J., DENZINGER, A., BATES, P. J. J., DIETZ, C., CSORBA, G., SOISOOK, P., TEELING, E. C., MATSUMURA, S., FUREY, N. M., & SCHNITZLER, H.-U. (2011). Systematics of the Hipposideros turpis complex and a description of a new subspecies from Vietnam. Mammal Review, 42(2), 166–192. doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.00202.x
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