Philippine forest roundleaf bat


The Philippine forest roundleaf bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 1861 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters.
Peters initially placed it in the now-defunct genus Phyllorhina, with the scientific name Phyllorhina obscura.
Its species name "" is Latin for "dark".