Cape horseshoe bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Cape horseshoe bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinolophus capensis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Rhinolophidae

Where does the Cape horseshoe bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cape horseshoe bat in 1 country or territory across Africa.

South Africa

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Cape horseshoe bat endangered?

The Cape horseshoe bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Cape horseshoe bat?

The Cape horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus capensis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Rhinolophidae, genus Rhinolophus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cape horseshoe bat

The Cape horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus capensis) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is endemic to South Africa, and is potentially threatened by habitat loss and disturbance of its roosting sites, although it is present in large enough numbers to be considered of least concern by the IUCN.

It is a member of the Rhinolophus capensis species group, together with the Bushveld, Dent's and Swinny's horseshoe bats, and is monotypic, with no subspecies.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cape horseshoe bat (revision 1355308942), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769010 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).