Mozambican horseshoe bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Mozambican horseshoe bat Rhinolophus mossambicus Least concern

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 20 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

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

Where does the Mozambican horseshoe bat live?

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

Mozambique

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 Mozambican horseshoe bat endangered?

The Mozambican 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 Mozambican horseshoe bat?

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

About the Mozambican horseshoe bat

The Mozambican horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mossambicus) is a species of horseshoe bat found in southern Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mozambican horseshoe bat (revision 1363494896), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3934095 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).