Mediterranean horseshoe bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Mediterranean horseshoe bat lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinolophus euryale
Group	Bats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Mass	10.9 g (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Rhinolophidae

Where does the Mediterranean horseshoe bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mediterranean horseshoe bat in 7 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

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.

How big is a Mediterranean horseshoe bat?

Wikidata records the following for the Mediterranean horseshoe bat: mass 10.9 g (adult weight).

Is the Mediterranean horseshoe bat endangered?

The Mediterranean 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 Mediterranean horseshoe bat?

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

About the Mediterranean horseshoe bat

The Mediterranean horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus euryale) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in the Mediterranean region and Balkan peninsula, as well as parts of Italy.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mediterranean horseshoe bat (revision 1374339040), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q282863 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).