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

Where the Mehely's horseshoe bat lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinolophus mehelyi
Group	Bats
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Rhinolophidae

Where does the Mehely's horseshoe bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mehely's horseshoe bat in 5 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.

Is the Mehely's horseshoe bat endangered?

The Mehely's horseshoe bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Mehely's horseshoe bat?

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

About the Mehely's horseshoe bat

Mehely's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Southern Europe and parts of the Middle East. It is distributed in a narrow band around the Mediterranean Sea from North-Western Africa across Portugal, Spain, the Balearics, southern France, Sardinia, Sicily and the Balkan Peninsula to Asia Minor.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mehely's horseshoe bat (revision 1374339260), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1339272 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).