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Robinson's Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus robinsoni
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Rhinolophidae
- Genus
- Rhinolophus
- IUCN status
- NT
- Distribution
- Thailand|Malaysia
- Realm
- Indomalaya
Other names: Peninsular Horseshoe Bat
About this species
- Size
- Head and body 47–55mm; forearm 40–46mm; ears 16–23mm
- Weight
- 6–13g
- Range
- Malaysia and Thailand
The peninsular horseshoe bat, or Robinson's horseshoe bat, is a small to medium-sized horseshoe bat found in Malaysia and Thailand. Head and body length is 47–55 mm, the forearm 40–46 mm and the weight 6 to 13 g. The ears are large, 16–23 mm, tapered at the ends, with an antitragus but no tragus, as is typical for horseshoe bats (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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