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

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

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

Where does the Geoffroy's horseshoe bat live?

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

Rwanda

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 Geoffroy's horseshoe bat endangered?

The Geoffroy's 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 Geoffroy's horseshoe bat?

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

About the Geoffroy's horseshoe bat

Geoffroy's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus clivosus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, caves and other subterranean habitats, and hot deserts.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Geoffroy's horseshoe bat (revision 1313953625), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766315 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).