Halcyon horseshoe bat
| Halcyon horseshoe bat | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinolophidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolophus |
| Species: | R. alcyone |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolophus alcyone Temminck, 1852 | |
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| Halcyon Horseshoe Bat range | |
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, South 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.
References
- Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.W. & Taylor, P. 2004. Rhinolophus alcyone. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.