Species Rhinolophus fumigatus Rüppell, 1842 (Rüppell's horseshoe bat)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Chiroptera
  • ---- family: Rhinolophidae
  • ----- species: Rhinolophus fumigatus
Characteristics:insectivore; length: 9cm; grey fur; characteristic nose-leaf with horseshoe-shaped base; large ears
Countries:
MZ
Mozambique
NA
Namibia
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:

AT0702
Angolan Mopane woodlands
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT1309
Kalahari xeric savanna
AT1314
Nama Karoo
AT1316
Namibian savanna woodlands
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 58
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Date: 2014-02-06
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Date: 2013-10-22
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Comments: maternity colony in small cave at the bottom of ravine
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