Blyth's horseshoe bat
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Blyth's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus lepidus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found across southern Asia from Afghanistan to Vietnam. The species can be identified from its pointed, bifid sella.
Taxonomy
Blyth's horseshoe bat was described as a new species in 1844 by English zoologist Edward Blyth. Blyth noted that the holotype had likely been collected near Kolkata, India.[1]
Description
Individuals have a forearm length of around Template:Cvt.[2]
Biology and ecology
The Blyth's horseshoe bat population on Tioman Island, Malaysia, is known to fly and hunt in the forest during the day and night. It is thought that these bats can forage during the day owing to the absence of resident avian predators in the forest there.[3] It uses echolocation to navigate, flying in a fluttering style through cluttered airspace in search of insect prey. Its echolocation signal frequency is around 91 kHz.[2]
Range and habitat
Blyth's horseshoe bat is widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia, and has been documented in the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is found at a range of elevations from Template:Cvt above sea level.[4]
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- Rhinolophidae
- Bats of Asia
- Bats of Southeast Asia
- Bats of Indonesia
- Bats of Malaysia
- Mammals of Afghanistan
- Mammals of Myanmar
- Mammals of Cambodia
- Mammals of India
- Mammals of Nepal
- Mammals of Pakistan
- Mammals of Singapore
- Mammals of Thailand
- Mammals of Vietnam
- Fauna of Sumatra
- Least concern biota of Asia
- Mammals described in 1844
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
- Taxa named by Edward Blyth
- Bats of India