Hipposideros (Noun)
Meaning
Horseshoe bats.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Hipposideros comprises around 80 species of horseshoe bats found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world.
- Hipposideros larvatus, also known as the Indian flying fox, is the largest species of horseshoe bat in Southeast Asia.
- A new species of Hipposideros was recently discovered in a remote cave system in Indonesia.
- Hipposideros bats are known for their unique horseshoe-shaped noseleafs, which they use to focus sound waves during echolocation.
- The Hipposideros genus is one of the most diverse groups of bats, with species ranging in size from 4 to 12 centimeters in length.