Arcuate Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus arcuatus

Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
IUCN status: DD
Distribution: Philippines|Indonesia
Realm: Indomalaya|Australasia

About this species

Habitat: Roosts in limestone caves by day
Range: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines

The arcuate horseshoe bat is a horseshoe bat found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. It is nocturnal, roosting by day in sheltered places such as limestone caves, and at night forages for insect prey by gleaning from surfaces and by aerial hawking (Wikipedia, general species account).

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

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Arcuate Horseshoe Bat — CC BY-SA 3.0 — Tabdulla at English Wikipedia (source)