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title: "Cyclops roundleaf bat"
description: "Doryrhina cyclops — Mammals. The cyclops roundleaf bat or cyclops leaf-nosed bat (Doryrhina cyclops) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in the forests of equatorial Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cyclops-roundleaf-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cyclops roundleaf bat

> Doryrhina cyclops — Mammals. The cyclops roundleaf bat or cyclops leaf-nosed bat (Doryrhina cyclops) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in the forests of equatorial Africa.

- Scientific name: *Doryrhina cyclops*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 77
- Wikidata: [Q116222386](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116222386)
- iNaturalist taxon: [851034](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/851034)

## Names

- en: Cyclops roundleaf bat
- de: Zyklopen-Rundblattnase
- es: Murciélago de Nariz de Hoja Forestal Cíclope
- fr: Phyllorhine cyclope

## Countries with the most observations

GA (20), UG (11), GH (10), CI (7), CG (5), CD (4), NG (4), SL (4), LR (3)

## Summary

The cyclops roundleaf bat or cyclops leaf-nosed bat (Doryrhina cyclops) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in the forests of equatorial Africa. It is placed in the genus Doryrhina together with the closely related greater roundleaf bat (Doryrhina camerunensis).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclops_roundleaf_bat

## Photo

![Cyclops roundleaf bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cyclops-roundleaf-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allen, J. A., Lang, H., & Chapin, J. P. · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hipposideros_cyclops.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cyclops-roundleaf-bat?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).