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Northern woolly horseshoe bat Rhinolophus perniger

Where the northern woolly 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 15 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Northern woolly horseshoe bat: Rhinolophus perniger
Photo: Ian Dugdale, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameRhinolophus perniger
GroupBats
Found in1 country
ContinentsAsia
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyRhinolophidae

Where does the northern woolly horseshoe bat live?

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

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.

What kind of animal is the northern woolly horseshoe bat?

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

About the northern woolly horseshoe bat

The northern woolly horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus perniger) is a bat species of the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and China.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern woolly horseshoe bat (revision 1330419786), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q40671658 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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