This is a living wild bat in the family Hipposideridae. A 2025 taxonomic revision treats the Indian population previously included in Hipposideros galeritus as H. brachyotus and separates the Sri Lankan population as H. srilankaensis. This entry uses comparative descriptions and roost observations tied to the Indian population.
In the 2025 comparative description, Indian H. brachyotus specimens had a rectangular posterior noseleaf divided by three ridges, without a central concavity.
A survey report published in 2015, covering Telangana and Karnataka, found single-species roosts identified at the time as H. galeritus. Researchers recorded calls as the bats emerged and foraged nearby. The 2025 revision treats the Indian population as H. brachyotus.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.