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Hipposideros sp.
Spotted 10M in Sto. Rosario entrance (Sto. Rosario Cave System), Brgy. San Pedro, Mabini, Pangasinan.
Wiki - Hipposideridae is a family of bats commonly known as the "Old World Leaf-nosed Bats". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipposideri...
ID to genus by Nina Ingle (Phil. Biodiverisy Net). Photo by Jerry Rendon
Thanks Karen! The caves we've been to have small to medium size (in the hundreds) colonies. So far we haven encountered large (in the thousands) colonies yet, we hope to though! :-0
wiki - They emit echolocation calls through these (nose-leaf) structures, which may serve to focus the sound.
Spotted on Apr 2, 2009
Submitted on Mar 8, 2012
