The hipposiderid family comprises about 60 species, found in temperate regions in Asia, Africa, and Australia. In many sources it is defined as a subfamily, but כיום it is generally accepted as an independent family. Its representatives are related to the family of rhinolophids in the suborder  Yinpterochiroptera.

To date, more than 70 species of hipposiderids have been defined, and the dominant genus is the one found in the country: Hipposideros.