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Mitred Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus mitratus

Order
Chiroptera
Family
Rhinolophidae
Genus
Rhinolophus
IUCN status
DD
Distribution
India
Realm
Indomalaya

About this species

Range
Endemic to India; the specimen was collected in Jharkhand in 1844

The mitred horseshoe bat is a horseshoe bat endemic to India. The specimen from which it is known was collected in Jharkhand in 1844 (Wikipedia, general species account).

The cached account is two sentences and gives no description, measurements, habitat, diet or breeding information, so this entry is limited to identification and range (Wikipedia, general species account).

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

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