Species Rhinolophus capensis Lichtenstein, 1823 (Cape horseshoe bat)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Chiroptera
  • ---- family: Rhinolophidae
  • ----- species: Rhinolophus capensis
Characteristics:insectivore; length: 8-9cm; brown fur; characteristic nose-leaf with horseshoe-shaped base; large ears
Countries:
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT1009
Highveld grasslands
AT1012
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets
AT1201
Albany thickets
AT1202
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
AT1203
Montane fynbos and renosterveld
AT1314
Nama Karoo
AT1322
Succulent Karoo
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References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 58
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