Greater Horseshoe Bat

Greater Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Also known as: Larger Horseshoe Bat

Predict Sightings

Habitat

Aerial

Diet

Invertebrate

Active Time

Nocturnal

Size

21 g

LCMammaliaChiropteraRhinolophidae

Seasonal Activity

58,922 sightings · 2000–2026

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Rhinolophidae

Traits

Diet
Invertebrate
Foraging
Aerial
Activity
Nocturnal
Body mass
21 g

Photo

(c) Arnold Wijker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Arnold Wijker

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Occurrence data from GBIF.