Hipposideros orbiculus Francis, Kock and Habersetzer, 1999

Hipposideros orbiculus Francis, Kock and Habersetzer, 1999: 259; Abai Siat, southeast Kota Baru, 01˚02’ S 101˚43’ E, Sumatera Barat, Sumatra, INDONESIA (H. Stephan, collector; SMF 570902) [142].

Common English name: Small Disc Roundleaf Bat

Barcode Index Number: There are no DNA barcodes recorded under this name on BOLD.

IUCN status: Vulnerable

Remarks: H. orbiculus is extremely rare and possibly has a limited distribution with only three known locations: Kota Baru in Sumatra Barat, Rawang-Kuala Selangor and Sungkai Wildlife Forest Reserve in Peninsular Malaysia [125, 142].

Recorded at: Selangor: 16+ km from Rawang, on road between Rawang and Kuala Selangor, northwest Kuala Lumpur [142]; Perak: recorded at Sungkai Wildlife Reserve in the year 2007 [143].

H. orbiculus has been reported roosting in drainage pipes and recorded in peat-swamp forest [14].