Large-eared horseshoe bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the large-eared horseshoe bat live?

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

Malaysia

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 large-eared horseshoe bat endangered?

The large-eared 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 large-eared horseshoe bat?

The large-eared horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus philippinensis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Rhinolophidae, genus Rhinolophus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the large-eared horseshoe bat

The large-eared horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus philippinensis) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in humid caves in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Timor-Leste. It is an insectivore. Its larger variant is Rhinolophus robertsi, which is sympatric to philippinensis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Large-eared horseshoe bat (revision 1346981794), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769950 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).