Order Chiroptera - Family Hipposideridae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 365 379 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Hipposideros commersoni (E. Geoffroy 1813) [Hipposideros] commersoni (E. Geoffroy 1813) , Ann. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris, 20: 263 . Type Locality: Madagascar , Fort Dauphin (= Tolagnaro). Vernacular Names: Commerson's Leaf-nosed Bat . Distribution: Madagascar . Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc) (including gigas , vittata , and thomensis , which are now regarded as distinct species). Discussion: commersoni species group. Does not include gigas , vittatus (including marungensis ) or thomensis , which are now recognized as distinct species based on differences in morphology and echolocation calls (J. Fahr and D. Kock, pers. comm.; D. Lunde, pers. comm.; McWilliam, 1982 ; Pye, 1972 ). Reviewed by Peterson et al. (1995) .