Halcyon Horseshoe Bat

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Halcyon Horseshoe Bat
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Rhinolophidae Genus: Rhinolophus Species: R. alcyone
Binomial name
Rhinolophus alcyone Temminck, 1852

The Halcyon Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus alcyone) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, possibly Gabon, and possibly Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] References

• Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.W. & Taylor, P. 2004. Rhinolophus alcyone. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.