Lesser woolly horseshoe bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the lesser woolly horseshoe bat live?

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

India

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 lesser woolly horseshoe bat endangered?

The lesser woolly 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 lesser woolly horseshoe bat?

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

About the lesser woolly horseshoe bat

The lesser woolly horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus beddomei), also called Beddome's horseshoe bat, is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, caves, and urban areas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser woolly horseshoe bat (revision 1327832529), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1762547 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).