Intermediate horseshoe bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the intermediate horseshoe bat lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinolophus affinis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Rhinolophidae

Where does the intermediate horseshoe bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the intermediate horseshoe bat in 8 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

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 intermediate horseshoe bat endangered?

The intermediate 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 intermediate horseshoe bat?

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

About the intermediate horseshoe bat

The intermediate horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus affinis) is a bat species of the family Rhinolophidae ("nose crest") that is very widespread throughout much of the Indian subcontinent, southern and central China and Southeast Asia. It is listed by IUCN as Least Concern as it is considered common where it occurs, without any known major threats.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Intermediate horseshoe bat (revision 1327832504), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765459 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).