Rhinolophus ferrumequinum - #960
Greater Horseshoe Bat
Close-up ventral view of head and body, hand-held
Geographic Distribution
Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia; S Europe from Portugal to Greece and north to S England, the Netherlands, S Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Bulgaria; Turkey, Cyprus, Georgia, and Azerbaijan; Urkrain, Crimea, and Caucacus regions; the Mediterranean coast from Turkey to Israel and Jordan; NE Iraq, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, S Kazakhstan, Afganistan, Pakistan, N India, Nepal, Sikkim, China, Korea, and Japan; adjacent small islands. Records at some localities in northern Europe (e.g., the Netherlands) apparently reflect temporary northern range extensions
Order/Family
Rhinolophidae
Genus
Rhinolophus
Specific Epithet
ferrumequinum
Image Location
Slovakia, southern area
Image Date
1974
Photographer
M Andera