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Benito Roundleaf Bat

Hipposideros beatus

Classification

The Benito roundleaf bat (Hipposideros beatus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Togo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Taxonomy The Benito roundleaf bat was described as a new species in 1906 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen.

Distribution

Naturalis Biodiversity Center · CC0
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