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Acuminate Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus acuminatus

Order
Chiroptera
Family
Rhinolophidae
Genus
Rhinolophus
IUCN status
LC
Distribution
Myanmar|Vietnam|Laos|Cambodia|Thailand|Malaysia|Indonesia|Philippines
Realm
Indomalaya

About this species

Size
Forearm 48–50mm; tail 21–31mm; ear 20–21mm
Weight
11.5–13.5g
Habitat
Forests and urban areas; roosts in caves or under palm leaves, in small colonies
Range
Southeast Asia

The acuminate horseshoe bat is a horseshoe bat of Southeast Asia that lives in forests and urban areas. The forearm is 48–50 mm, the tail 21–31 mm and the ear 20–21 mm, and it weighs 11.5–13.5 g (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is nocturnal, roosting in small colonies in sheltered places during the day, such as inside caves or on the undersides of palm leaves (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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CC BY 4.0 — Ian Dugdale (iNaturalist) (source)