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

Where the Shamel's horseshoe bat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinolophus shameli
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Rhinolophidae

Where does the Shamel's horseshoe bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Shamel's horseshoe bat in 2 countries and territories 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.

Is the Shamel's horseshoe bat endangered?

The Shamel's 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 Shamel's horseshoe bat?

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

About the Shamel's horseshoe bat

Shamel's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus shameli) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

The eponym for the species name "shameli" was American mammalogist H. Harold Shamel.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Shamel's horseshoe bat (revision 1365172929), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768845 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).