Rhinolophus refulgens

Rhinolophus refulgens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. refulgens
Binomial name
Rhinolophus refulgens
Andersen, 1905

Rhinolophus refulgens, or the glossy horseshoe bat, is a species of horseshoe bat in the genus Rhinolophus and the family Rhinolophidae described by Knud Andersen in 1905.[1][2]

Roosting

These bats like to roost in caves, boulder crevices, and man-made structures such as tunnels.[3]

Range

Rhinolophus refulgens can be found in peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and from Singapore to Sumatra.

Diet

These bats feed on insects at night.

References

  1. โ†‘ "Rhinolophus refulgens K. Andersen 1905 - Plazi TreatmentBank". tb.plazi.org. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  2. โ†‘ "Rhinolophus refulgens K. Andersen, 1905". Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  3. โ†‘ "Glossy Horseshoe Bat - Rhinolophus refulgens". www.ecologyasia.com. Retrieved 2024-11-24.