Lesser horseshoe bat

Lesser horseshoe bat
In France
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. hipposideros
Binomial name
Rhinolophus hipposideros
(Bechstein, 1800)
Lesser horseshoe bat range
Lesser horseshoe bat in flight

The lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) is a type of small European and North African insectivorous bat, related to its larger cousin, the greater horseshoe bat. As with all horseshoe bats, the species gets its name from its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf.

  1. ^ Taylor, P. (2016). "Rhinolophus hipposideros". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19518A21972794. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19518A21972794.en. Retrieved 21 February 2022.