Bushveld horseshoe bat
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinolophidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolophus |
| Species: | R. simulator
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolophus simulator K. Andersen, 1904
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| Bushveld horseshoe bat range | |
The Bushveld horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus simulator) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae.
It is found in Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are moist savanna, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ Monadjem, A.; Taylor, P.J.; Jacobs, D.; Cotterill, F.P.D. (2017). "Rhinolophus simulator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T19568A21994351. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19568A21994351.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Rhinolophidae
- Bats of Africa
- Mammals of Botswana
- Mammals of Cameroon
- Mammals of West Africa
- Mammals of Ethiopia
- Mammals of Kenya
- Mammals of Malawi
- Mammals of Mozambique
- Mammals of South Africa
- Mammals of South Sudan
- Mammals of Eswatini
- Mammals of Tanzania
- Mammals of Zambia
- Mammals of Zimbabwe
- Mammals described in 1904
- Taxa named by Knud Andersen
- Rhinolophidae stubs