Intermediate horseshoe bat
Binomial name: Rhinolophus affinis, Thomas Horsfield, 1823
Rhinolophus affinis, the intermediate horseshoe bat, is a bat species of the Rhinolophidae family that is very widespread throughout much of South Asia, southern and central China and Southeast Asia. It is listed by IUCN as Least Concern as it is considered common where it occurs, without any known major threats.
Distribution and habitat
Rhinolophus affinis is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Rhinolophidae
- Genus
- Rhinolophus
- Species
- Rhinolophus affinis
Synonyms
- Rhinolophus andamanensis, George Edward Dobson (1872)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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