Rufous horseshoe bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Rufous horseshoe bat Rhinolophus rouxii Least concern

Where the rufous horseshoe bat lives, 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 sighting (a central record among 5 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Rhinolophus rouxii
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Rhinolophidae

Is the rufous horseshoe bat endangered?

The rufous 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 rufous horseshoe bat?

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

About the rufous horseshoe bat

The rufous horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus rouxii) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.

It has been identified as a vector of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-1) that caused the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rufous horseshoe bat (revision 1327832552), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q599060 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).