Thai National Parks

Species of Thailand

Glossy horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus refulgens

Knud Christian 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.

Roosting

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

Range

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

Diet

These bats feed on insects at night.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Rhinolophidae
Genus
Rhinolophus
Species
Rhinolophus refulgens

Photos

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Range Map

Distribution map of Glossy horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus refulgens in Thailand
  • Khao Pu - Khao Ya National Park
  • Ton Nga-Chang Wildlife Sanctuary
Range map of Rhinolophus refulgens in Thailand