Beddome's Woolly Horseshoe Bat

About this species

Size

Head and body about 7cm; forearm 6cm; wingspan 33cm

Habitat

Tropical moist lowland forest, caves and urban areas

Range

India and Sri Lanka

Beddome's horseshoe bat, also called the lesser woolly horseshoe bat, is found in India and Sri Lanka. Head and body length is about 7 cm, the forearm 6 cm and the wingspan 33 cm, and females are larger than males. The fur is rough and woolly, dark greyish brown and grizzled above, the wing membrane is blackish brown, the ears are prominent and pointed, and the nose-leaf is complex (Wikipedia, general species account).

It lives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, caves and urban areas. It is nocturnal and navigates by echolocation at about 31–38 kHz. The species was described from a specimen collected in Wayanad in India. The cached account gives no roost or diet information (Wikipedia, general species account).

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