Decken's horseshoe bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Decken's horseshoe bat live?

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

Kenya

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 Decken's horseshoe bat endangered?

The Decken's horseshoe bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Decken's horseshoe bat?

The Decken's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus deckenii) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Rhinolophidae, genus Rhinolophus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Decken's horseshoe bat

Decken's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus deckenii) is a species of horseshoe bat. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical moist lowland and montane forest, moist savanna, caves and other subterranean habitats.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Decken's horseshoe bat (revision 1371479775), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761331 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).