Decken's horseshoe bat
Decken's Horseshoe Bat | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Rhinolophidae |
Genus: | Rhinolophus |
Species: | R. deckenii |
Binomial name | |
Rhinolophus deckenii Peters, 1867 | |
Decken's Horseshoe Bat range |
Decken's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus deckenii) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, moist savanna, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.W. & Taylor, P. 2004. Rhinolophus deckenii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.