Scientists have for the first time recorded the presence of the great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros armiger) in the country, adding to the known range of this widespread Asian insectivore.

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. New bat species, described as “cousins” of the bats linked to the coronavirus, have been discovered by ...

In a new study, paleontologists describe the oldest-known leaf-nosed bat fossils, which were found along the banks of the Panama Canal. They're also the oldest bat fossils from Central America, ...

Bats play a huge but poorly understood role in humans' lives--they pollinate our crops, eat disease-carrying mosquitos, and carry diseases themselves. But we know next to nothing about most of these ...

Meet Hipposideros griffini, who’s also known as Griffin’s leaf-nosed bat of Vietnam. This newly discovered species possesses a unique configuration of leaf-like protrusions on its schnoz that may help ...