Large-eared horseshoe bat

Large-eared horseshoe bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. philippinensis
Binomial name
Rhinolophus philippinensis
Large-eared horseshoe bat range

The large-eared horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus philippinensis) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in humid caves in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Timor-Leste. It is an insectivore.[2] Its larger variant is Rhinolophus robertsi, which is sympatric to philippinensis.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Armstrong, K.N. (2021). "Rhinolophus philippinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T19560A21992817. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T19560A21992817.en. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Large-eared Horseshoe Bat". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  3. ↑ Pavey, C. R. (1999). "Foraging Ecology of the Two Taxa of Large-Eared Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus philippinensis, on Cape York Peninsula". Australian Mammalogy. 21 (1): 135–138. doi:10.1071/am99135. ISSN 1836-7402.
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