Guinean Horseshoe Bat
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Guinean Horseshoe Bat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinolophidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolophus |
| Species: | R. guineensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolophus guineensis Eisentraut, 1960 |
|
| Guinean Horseshoe Bat range | |
The Guinean Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus guineensis) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, moist savanna, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Fahr, J. 2004. Rhinolophus guineensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
| This Rhinolophidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |