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Fawn Leaf-nosed Bat

Horseshoe & Leaf-nosed Bats

Photo: (c) John Witton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY (May be cropped or resized)

Hipposideros cervinus

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Range

Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vanuatu

The fawn leaf-nosed bat is a medium-sized roundleaf bat with two lateral leaflets on its greyish-pink nose-leaf and triangular ears. Pups are dark grey, maturing to dark brown in adults, and the fur often bleaches to bright orange from the ammonia of droppings in communal roosts. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vanuatu (Wikipedia, general species account).

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Where is the Fawn Leaf-nosed Bat found?
Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vanuatu
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