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title: "Diadem Roundleaf Bat"
description: "Hipposideros diadema — Mammals. The diadem leaf-nosed bat or diadem roundleaf bat (Hipposideros diadema) is one of the most widespread species of bat in the family Hipposideridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/diadem-roundleaf-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Diadem Roundleaf Bat

> Hipposideros diadema — Mammals. The diadem leaf-nosed bat or diadem roundleaf bat (Hipposideros diadema) is one of the most widespread species of bat in the family Hipposideridae.

- Scientific name: *Hipposideros diadema*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 661
- Wikidata: [Q1764191](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1764191)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40719](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40719)

## Names

- en: Diadem Roundleaf Bat
- de: Diadem-Rundblattnase
- es: Murciélago Nariz de Hoja Diademado
- fr: Diadem leaf-nosed bat
- pl: Płatkonos diademowy

## Countries with the most observations

MY (173), ID (171), PH (94), AU (62), TH (54), PG (3)

## Summary

The diadem leaf-nosed bat or diadem roundleaf bat (Hipposideros diadema) is one of the most widespread species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is probably most closely related to Hipposideros demissus from Makira and to Hipposideros inornatus from the Northern Territory in Australia. Hipposideros diadema is found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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

## Photo

![Diadem Roundleaf Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/diadem-roundleaf-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jun MATSUI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/249613435

## Machine access

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