Smaller horseshoe bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Smaller horseshoe bat Rhinolophus megaphyllus Least concern

Where the smaller 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 sighting (a central record among 8,178 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

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

Where does the smaller horseshoe bat live?

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

Australia

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 smaller horseshoe bat endangered?

The smaller 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 smaller horseshoe bat?

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

About the smaller horseshoe bat

The smaller horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus megaphyllus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Smaller horseshoe bat (revision 1315361112), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1767355 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).