Semon's Leaf-nosed Bat

Family: Hipposideridae
Scientific name: Hipposideros semoni

Where they roost:
Caves, old mines, cracks in rocks and under rock overhangs. They prefer very dark places. They do not appear to roost together in colonies.

What they eat:
Insects, often hunting in small groups. They fly slowly, close to the ground around the base of bushes in the forest as they search for prey.

Conservation threats:
Vulnerable to disturbance from human visitors to cave roosts, destruction of caves by mining, and loss of feeding habitat by clearing and land degradation from agriculture.

Other information:
Semon's leaf-nosed bats have been found roosting in unusual places such as under a car door handle, in a dumped closet and oven, and hanging from a picture rail in a disused house.

Photo © GB Baker/Nature Focus