Rhinolophus hipposideros

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Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,218 meters (0 to 10,558 feet).[1]

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology: Rhinolophus roost in caves, buildings, foliage and hollow trees (Nowak 1999).


List of Habitats :3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 3.7Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude 3.8Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation 7.1Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) - Caves 7.2Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) - Other Subterranean Habitats

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 06-Aug-2004

Similar Species

Members of the genus Rhinolophus

There are approximately 182 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

R. acrotis · R. acrotis brachygnathus · R. acuminatus (Acuminate Horseshoe Bat) · R. adami (Adam's Horseshoe Bat) · R. aethiops · R. affinis (Intermediate Horseshoe Bat) · R. affinis himalayanis · R. affinis himalayanus · R. alcyone (Halcyon Horseshoe Bat) · R. anderseni (Andersen's Horseshoe Bat) · R. anderseni aequalis · R. andersoni · R. angolensis · R. arcuatus (Arcuate Horseshoe Bat) · R. armiger · R. augur zambesiensis · R. aurantius · R. beddomei (Lesser Woolly Horseshoe Bat) · R. beddomi sobrinus · R. bicolor · R. blasii (Blasius's Horseshoe Bat) · R. blasii blasii · R. blasii empusa · R. blythi · R. blythi calidus · R. bocharicus (Bokhara Horseshoe Bat) · R. borneensis (Bornean Horseshoe Bat) · R. borneensis spadix · R. caffer · R. canuti (Canut's Horseshoe Bat) · R. capensis (Cape Horseshoe Bat) · R. celebensis (Sulawesi Horseshoe Bat) · R. cervinus · R. chaseni · R. clivosus (Geoffroy's Horseshoe Bat) · R. clivosus acrotis · R. clivosus augur · R. clivosus bocharicus · R. clivosus zuluensis · R. coelophyllus (Croslet Horseshoe Bat) · R. cognatus (Andaman Horseshoe Bat) · R. cognatus famulus · R. convexus (Convex Horseshoe Bat) · R. cornutus (Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat) · R. cornutus cornutus (Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat) · R. cornutus miyakonis · R. cornutus orii · R. cornutus perditus · R. cornutus pumilus · R. cornutus szechwanus · R. creaghi (Creagh's Horseshoe Bat) · R. creaghi creaghi · R. darlingi (Darling's Horseshoe Bat) · R. deckeni · R. deckenii (Decken's Horseshoe Bat) · R. dehmi · R. delphinensis · R. denti (Dent's Horseshoe Bat) · R. denti knorri · R. dobsoni · R. eloquens (Eloquent Horseshoe Bat) · R. eloquens eloquens · R. empusa · R. euryale (Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat) · R. euryale barbarus · R. euryale euryale · R. euryale judaicus · R. euryotis (Broad-Eared Horseshoe Bat) · R. euryotis timidus · R. famulus · R. feae · R. ferrum-equinum · R. ferrum-equinum nippon · R. ferrumequinum (Greater Horseshoe Bat) · R. ferrumequinum ferrumequinum · R. ferrumequinum korai · R. ferrumequinum martinoi · R. ferrumequinum nippon · R. fumigatus (Rüppell's Horseshoe Bat) · R. gigas · R. grivensis · R. guineensis (Guinean Horseshoe Bat) · R. hildebrandti (Hildebrandt's Horseshoe Bat) · R. hildebrandtii · R. hilli (Horseshoe Bats) · R. hillorum (Hill's Horseshoe Bat) · R. hipposideros (Lesser Horseshoe Bat) · R. hipposideros escalerae · R. hipposideros hipposideros (Lesser Horseshoe Bat) · R. hipposideros midas · R. hipposideros minimus · R. hipposideros minutus · R. hipposideros vespa · R. imaizumii (Imaizumi's Horseshoe Bat) · R. inops (Philippine Forest Horseshoe Bat) · R. keyensis (Insular Horseshoe Bat) · R. klossi · R. landeri (Lander's Horseshoe Bat) · R. landeri guineensis · R. landeri lobatus

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 15 providers.
• Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.W., Taylor, P. & Aulagnier, S. (GMA Africa Workshop) 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

• Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
• Museum of Texas Tech University
• , Mammal specimens
• Royal Ontario Museum, Mammal specimens
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Natural England - Batsites inventory for Britain
• University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2476964
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-631434
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13851820
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 631434
• IUCN ID: 19518
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 9213

Footnotes

1. Mean = 187.700 meters (615.814 feet), Standard Deviation = 266.410 based on 10,383 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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