Rüppell's horseshoe bat

Rüppell's horseshoe bat
Near Limpopo River, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species: R. fumigatus
Binomial name
Rhinolophus fumigatus
Rüppell, 1842
Rüppell's horseshoe bat range

Rüppell's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus fumigatus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves).

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