Rhinolophidae is one of the twenty families of bats in the mammalian order Chiroptera and part of the microbat suborder. A member of this family is called a rhinolophid or a horseshoe bat. They are named for the shape of their nose-leaf. They are found in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, primarily in forests, savannas, grasslands, and caves, though some species can also be found in deserts or wetlands. They range in size from the Thai horseshoe bat and little Nepalese horseshoe bat, at 3 cm (1 in) plus a 1 cm (0.4 in) tail, to the Maclaud's horseshoe bat, at 10 cm (4 in) plus a 5 cm (2 in) tail. Like all bats, rhinolophids are capable of true and sustained flight, and have wing lengths ranging from 3 cm (1 in) in the Formosan lesser horseshoe bat and little Nepalese horseshoe bat, to 8 cm (3 in) in the great woolly horseshoe bat. They are all insectivorous and eat a variety of insects and spiders. [1] Most rhinolophids do not have population estimates, but the ones that do range from 900 adult individuals to 20,000. Twelve species—the Andaman horseshoe bat, Bornean woolly horseshoe bat, Guinean horseshoe bat, King horseshoe bat, Maclaud's horseshoe bat, Mount Mabu horseshoe bat, Poso horseshoe bat, Ruwenzori horseshoe bat, Timorese horseshoe bat, Willard's horseshoe bat, Yaeyama little horseshoe bat, and Ziama horseshoe bat—are categorized as endangered species, and Hill's horseshoe bat is categorized as critically endangered. These collectively make up almost fifteen percent of the species in the family.
The 92 extant species of Rhinolophidae are all included in a single genus, Rhinolophus. A few extinct prehistoric rhinolophid species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed. [2]
Conservation status | |
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EX | Extinct (0 species) |
EW | Extinct in the wild (0 species) |
CR | Critically Endangered (1 species) |
EN | Endangered (12 species) |
VU | Vulnerable (5 species) |
NT | Near threatened (9 species) |
LC | Least concern (50 species) |
Other categories | |
DD | Data deficient (13 species) |
NE | Not evaluated (2 species) |
Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the rhinolophid's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted.
The family Rhinolophidae consists of a single genus, Rhinolophus, containing 92 species.
The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by the reference work Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis, as supported by both the IUCN and the American Society of Mammalogists. [3]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Acuminate horseshoe bat | R. acuminatus Peters, 1871 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–4 cm (0.4–1.6 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest and caves [5] | LC
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Adam's horseshoe bat | R. adami Aellen & Brosset, 1968 | Republic of the Congo | Size: Unknown length, plus 2–3 cm (1 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Forest and caves [7] | DD
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Andaman horseshoe bat | R. cognatus K. Andersen, 1906 | Andaman Islands | Size: About 4 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest and caves [8] | EN
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Arcuate horseshoe bat | R. arcuatus Peters, 1871 Two subspecies
| Southeastern Asia | Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest and caves [10] | DD
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Beddome's horseshoe bat | R. beddomei K. Andersen, 1905 | Southern India and Sri Lanka | Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [11] Habitat: Forest and caves [12] | LC
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Big-eared horseshoe bat | R. macrotis Blyth, 1844 Five subspecies
| Eastern and southeastern Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–4 cm (0.4–1.6 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Forest and caves [14] | LC
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Blasius's horseshoe bat | R. blasii Peters, 1866 | Scattered Africa, southern Europe, and western Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, caves, and desert [15] | LC
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Blyth's horseshoe bat | R. lepidus Blyth, 1844 Two subspecies
| Southern and southeastern Asia | Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest and caves [16] | LC
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Bokhara horseshoe bat | R. bocharicus Kastschenko & Akimov, 1917 | Central Asia | Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, rocky areas, caves, and desert [17] | LC
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Bornean horseshoe bat | R. borneensis Peters, 1861 | Southeastern Asia | Size: Unknown length, plus 2–3 cm (1 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest, rocky areas, and caves [18] | LC
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Bornean woolly horseshoe bat | R. proconsulis Hill, 1959 | Borneo | Size: Unknown length 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest [19] | EN
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Bourret's horseshoe bat | R. paradoxolophus Bourret, 1951 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–4 cm (0.4–1.6 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Forest and caves [20] | LC
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Broad-eared horseshoe bat | R. euryotis Temminck, 1835 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Caves and forest [21] | LC
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Bushveld horseshoe bat | R. simulator K. Andersen, 1904 | Eastern and western Africa | Size: 3–7 cm (1–3 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Savanna and caves [22] | LC
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Canut's horseshoe bat | R. canuti Thomas & Wroughton, 1909 | Indonesia | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest and caves [23] | VU
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Cape horseshoe bat | R. capensis Lichtenstein, 1823 | Southern Africa | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Shrubland and caves [24] | LC
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Chiewkwee's horseshoe bat | R. chiewkweeae Yoshiyuki & Liat, 2005 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [11] Habitat: Forest [25] | DD
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Chinese rufous horseshoe bat | R. sinicus K. Andersen, 1905 | Eastern Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–3 cm (1 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest and caves [26] | LC
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Cohen's horseshoe bat | R. cohenae Taylor, Stoffberg, Monadjem, Schoeman, Bayliss, & Cotterill, 2012 | South Africa | Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 6–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Savanna, grassland, rocky areas, and caves [27] | VU
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Convex horseshoe bat | R. convexus Csorba, 1997 | Southeastern Asia | Size: Unknown length, plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest [28] | DD
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Creagh's horseshoe bat | R. creaghi Thomas, 1896 | Southeastern Asia | Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest and caves [29] | LC
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Croslet horseshoe bat | R. coelophyllus Peters, 1867 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest and caves [30] | LC
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Damara horseshoe bat | R. damarensis Roberts, 1946 | Southern Africa | Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and desert [31] | LC
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Darling's horseshoe bat | R. darlingi K. Andersen, 1905 | Southern Africa | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Savanna and caves [32] | LC
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Decken's horseshoe bat | R. deckenii Peters, 1867 | Eastern Africa | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Forest and caves [33] | NT
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Dent's horseshoe bat | R. denti Thomas, 1904 | Southern and western Africa | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Savanna and caves [34] | LC
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Dobson's horseshoe bat | R. yunanensis Dobson, 1872 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [11] Habitat: Forest and caves [35] | LC
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Eloquent horseshoe bat | R. eloquens K. Andersen, 1905 | Eastern Africa | Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and caves [36] | LC
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Forest horseshoe bat | R. silvestris Aellen, 1959 | West-central Africa | Size: Unknown length, plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Forest and caves [37] | DD
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Formosan lesser horseshoe bat | R. monoceros Temminck, 1835 | Japan and China | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Unrecorded | NE
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Formosan woolly horseshoe bat | R. formosae Sanborn, 1939 | Taiwan | Size: 6–9 cm (2–4 in), plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [11] Habitat: Forest and caves [38] | LC
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Geoffroy's horseshoe bat | R. clivosus Cretzschmar, 1828 Two subspecies
| Africa and Arabian peninsula | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, caves, and desert [39] | LC
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Great woolly horseshoe bat | R. luctus Temminck, 1834 | Southern and southeastern Asia | Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 5–8 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [11] Habitat: Caves, rocky areas, and forest [40] | LC
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Greater horseshoe bat | R. ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774) Seven subspecies
| Europe, Asia, and northern Africa | Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and caves [41] | LC
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Guinean horseshoe bat | R. guineensis Eisentraut, 1960 | Western Africa | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–3 cm (1 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Forest, savanna, grassland, inland wetlands, and caves [42] | EN
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Halcyon horseshoe bat | R. alcyone Temminck, 1852 | Western and central Africa | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 1–4 cm (0.4–1.6 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and caves [43] | LC
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Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat | R. hildebrandtii Peters, 1878 | Eastern Africa | Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 6–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and caves [44] | LC
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Hill's horseshoe bat | R. hilli Aellen, 1973 | Rwanda | Size: About 6 cm (2 in), plus about 3 cm (1 in) tail About 5 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Forest and caves [45] | CR
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Hills' horseshoe bat | R. hillorum Koopman, 1989 | Scattered Equatorial Africa | Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Forest, grassland, and caves [46] | VU
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Imaizumi's horseshoe bat | R. imaizumii Hill & Yoshiyuki, 1980 | Japan | Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Unrecorded | NE
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Indo-Chinese lesser brown horseshoe bat | R. microglobosus Csorba and Jenkins, 1998 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Caves and forest [47] | LC
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Insular horseshoe bat | R. keyensis Peters, 1871 | Indonesia | Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Unknown [48] | DD
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Intermediate horseshoe bat | R. affinis Horsfield, 1823 Nine subspecies
| Southeastern Asia | Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 1–4 cm (0.4–1.6 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest and caves [49] | LC
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King horseshoe bat | R. rex Allen, 1923 | Eastern China | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–4 cm (0.4–1.6 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Forest and caves [50] | EN
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Lander's horseshoe bat | R. landeri Martin, 1837 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus about 3 cm (1 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and caves [51] | LC
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Large rufous horseshoe bat | R. rufus Eydoux & Gervais, 1836 | Philippines | Size: 8–10 cm (3–4 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 6–8 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest and caves [52] | NT
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Large-eared horseshoe bat | R. philippinensis Waterhouse, 1843 | Southeastern Asia and northeastern Australia | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Caves and forest [53] | LC
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Least horseshoe bat | R. pusillus Temminck, 1834 | Eastern and southeastern Asia | Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest and caves [54] | LC
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Lesser brown horseshoe bat | R. stheno K. Andersen, 1905 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest [55] | LC
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Lesser horseshoe bat | R. hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800) | Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa | Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and caves [56] | LC
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Lesser woolly horseshoe bat | R. sedulus K. Andersen, 1905 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest and caves [57] | NT
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Little Japanese horseshoe bat | R. cornutus Temminck, 1834 Three subspecies
| Japan and China | Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest [58] | NT
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Little Nepalese horseshoe bat | R. subbadius Blyth, 1844 | Eastern Asia | Size: 3–4 cm (1–2 in), plus 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest and caves [59] | LC
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Maclaud's horseshoe bat | R. maclaudi Pousargues, 1897 | Western Africa | Size: 7–10 cm (3–4 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 6–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Savanna and caves [60] | EN
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Madura horseshoe bat | R. madurensis K. Andersen, 1918 | Indonesia | Size: Unknown length 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest and caves [61] | VU
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Maendeleo horseshoe bat | R. maendeleo Kock, Csorba, & Howell, 2000 | Eastern Africa | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–3 cm (1 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Forest and caves [62] | DD
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Malayan horseshoe bat | R. malayanus Bonhote, 1903 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest and caves [63] | LC
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Marshall's horseshoe bat | R. marshalli Thonglongya, 1973 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Forest, rocky areas, and caves [64] | LC
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McIntyre's horseshoe bat | R. mcintyrei Hill & Schlitter, 1982 | Papua New Guinea | Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest [65] | DD
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Mediterranean horseshoe bat | R. euryale Blasius, 1853 | Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–3 cm (1 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and caves [66] | NT
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Mehely's horseshoe bat | R. mehelyi Matschie, 1901 | Southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa | Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Shrubland and caves [67] | VU
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Mitred horseshoe bat | R. mitratus Blyth, 1844 | Eastern India | Size: About 7 cm (3 in), plus about 3 cm (1 in) tail About 6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [11] Habitat: Unknown [68] | DD
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Mount Mabu horseshoe bat | R. mabuensis Taylor, Stoffberg, Monadjem, Schoeman, Bayliss, & Cotterill, 2012 | Mozambique | Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 6–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Caves and forest [69] | EN
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Mozambican horseshoe bat | R. mossambicus Taylor, Stoffberg, Monadjem, Schoeman, Bayliss, & Cotterill, 2012 | Southeastern Africa | Size: Unknown length 6–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and caves [70] | LC
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Neriad horseshoe bat | R. nereis K. Andersen, 1905 | Siantan Island in Indonesia | Size: Unknown length, plus about 2 cm (1 in) tail About 4 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Unknown [71] | DD
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Osgood's horseshoe bat | R. osgoodi Sanborn, 1939 | Southern China | Size: Unknown length, plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Caves [72] | LC
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Pearson's horseshoe bat | R. pearsonii Horsfield, 1851 | Eastern and southeastern Asia | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [11] Habitat: Forest and caves [73] | LC
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Peninsular horseshoe bat | R. robinsoni K. Andersen, 1918 | Malaysia and Thailand | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Rocky areas and forest [74] | NT
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Philippine forest horseshoe bat | R. inops K. Andersen, 1905 | Philippines | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest [75] | LC
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Poso horseshoe bat | R. belligerator Patrick, McCulloch, & Ruedas, 2013 | Sulawesi Island in Indonesia | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Unknown [76] | EN
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Rufous horseshoe bat | R. rouxii Temminck, 1835 | Southern Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest and caves [77] | LC
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Ruwenzori horseshoe bat | R. ruwenzorii Hill, 1942 | Central Africa | Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and caves [78] | EN
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Rüppell's horseshoe bat | R. fumigatus Rüppell, 1842 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Size: 4–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and caves [79] | LC
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Sakeji horseshoe bat | R. sakejiensis Cotterill, 2002 | Zambia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Savanna [80] | DD
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Shamel's horseshoe bat | R. shameli Tate, 1943 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest and caves [81] | LC
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Shortridge's horseshoe bat | R. shortridgei K. Andersen, 1918 | Eastern Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest [82] | DD
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Small rufous horseshoe bat | R. subrufus K. Andersen, 1905 | Philippines | Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–3 cm (1 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest and caves [83] | DD
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Smaller horseshoe bat | R. megaphyllus Gray, 1834 | Eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Caves and forest [84] | LC
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Smithers's horseshoe bat | R. smithersi Taylor, Stoffberg, Monadjem, Schoeman, Bayliss, & Cotterill, 2012 | Southern Africa | Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 6–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, inland wetlands, and caves [85] | NT
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Sulawesi broad-eared horseshoe bat | R. tatar Bergmans & Rozendaal, 1982 | Sulawesi Island in Indonesia | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest [86] | LC
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Sulawesi horseshoe bat | R. celebensis K. Andersen, 1905 | Indonesia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Forest and caves [87] | LC
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Swinny's horseshoe bat | R. swinnyi Gough, 1908 | Southern Africa | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [6] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and caves [88] | LC
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Thai horseshoe bat | R. siamensis Gyldenstolpe, 1917 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 3–4 cm (1–2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Forest and caves [89] | LC
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Thailand horseshoe bat | R. thailandensis Wu, Harada, & Motokawa, 2009 | Northern Thailand | Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) arm/wing length [11] Habitat: Forest and caves [90] | LC
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Thomas's horseshoe bat | R. thomasi K. Andersen, 1905 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Caves [91] | LC
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Timorese horseshoe bat | R. montanus Goodwin, 1979 | East Timor | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Caves and unknown [92] | EN
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Trefoil horseshoe bat | R. trifoliatus Temminck, 1834 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [9] Habitat: Forest [93] | NT
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Wedge-sellaed horseshoe bat | R. xinanzhongguoensis Zhou, Guillén-Servent, Lim, Eger, Wang, & Jiang, 2009 | China | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Forest [94] | NT
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Willard's horseshoe bat | R. willardi Peterhans & Fahr, 2013 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–3 cm (1 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Forest and caves [95] | EN
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Yaeyama little horseshoe bat | R. perditus K. Andersen, 1918 | Yaeyama Islands in Japan | Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Caves, inland wetlands, and forest [96] | EN
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Yellow-faced horseshoe bat | R. virgo K. Andersen, 1905 | Philippines | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Caves and forest [97] | LC
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Ziama horseshoe bat | R. ziama Fahr, Vierhaus, Hütterer, & Kock, 2002 | Western Africa | Size: 7–8 cm (3 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail About 6 cm (2 in) arm/wing length [13] Habitat: Caves and forest [98] | EN
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The croslet horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
The convex horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Malaysia and Laos.
The eloquent horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, and caves.
Blyth's horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found across southern Asia from Afghanistan to Vietnam. The species can be identified from its pointed, bifid sella.
The Malayan horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The mitred horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is endemic to India. Little is known about the species, because it is known only from the holotype, the specimen used to describe the species to science. The specimen was collected in Jharkhand in 1844.
The neriad horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae.
Shamel's horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
The Bushveld horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, caves and other subterranean habitats.
The lesser brown horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Swinny's horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. In English, R. swinnyi is commonly referred to as Swinny's horseshoe bat. In Afrikaans, it is commonly referred to as Swinny se saalneusvlermuis. This species belongs to the African clade. R. swinnyi was discovered by an African collector H. H. Swinny. They have been recorded in Angola, Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.
Dobson's horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Smithers's horseshoe bat is a species of horseshoe bat found in South Africa and Zimbabwe. It was described as a new species in 2012.
Rhinolophus microglobosus is a species of horseshoe bat found in Southeast Asia.
The Mozambican horseshoe bat is a species of horseshoe bat found in Africa.
The Mount Mabu horseshoe bat is a species of horseshoe bat that is endemic to the Southeast African nation of Mozambique.