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Rhinolophidae

9 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Rhinolophidae

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774)

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, the greater horseshoe bat, is the largest European horseshoe bat with a broad range and specific life history traits.

Rhinolophus megaphyllus Gray, 1834

Rhinolophus megaphyllus is a small horseshoe bat found in eastern Australia and New Guinea.

Rhinolophus euryale Blasius, 1853

Rhinolophus euryale Blasius, 1853 is a bat with defined physical size and characteristic fur and connective process traits.

Rhinolophus luctus Temminck, 1834

The great woolly horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus luctus) is a Rhinolophidae bat endemic to Southeast Asia, with former taxa split into separate species.

Rhinolophus trifoliatus Temminck, 1834

Rhinolophus trifoliatus is a medium-sized solitary pale-furred horseshoe bat that roosts under rainforest exposed leaves.

Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800)

Rhinolophus hipposideros, the lesser horseshoe bat, is a small, insect-eating bat distributed across parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Rhinolophus formosae Sanborn, 1939

The Formosan woolly horseshoe bat is a distinct endemic bat species of Taiwan, with a currently decreasing population.

Rhinolophus nippon Temminck, 1835

The greater horseshoe bat is the largest European horseshoe bat, with a wide distribution from North Africa to East Asia, with distinct traits and well-documented reproduction.

Rhinolophus monoceros K.Andersen, 1905

The little Japanese horseshoe bat is a Rhinolophidae bat found in Japan, with possible presence in China, living in temperate forests.

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Vespertilionidae 62 species Phyllostomidae 32 species Pteropodidae 25 species Emballonuridae 12 species Hipposideridae 6 species Megadermatidae 4 species Molossidae 4 species Miniopteridae 2 species

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