Philippine forest roundleaf bat

The Philippine forest roundleaf bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 1861 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters. Peters initially placed it in the now-defunct genus Phyllorhina, with the scientific name Phyllorhina obscura. Its specific [epithet (zoology)|species name] "obscurus" is Latin for "dark".