Swinny's horseshoe bat

Swinny's horseshoe bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species: R. swinnyi
Binomial name
Rhinolophus swinnyi
Gough, 1908
Swinny's horseshoe bat range

Swinny's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus swinnyi) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.

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