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Horseshoe bats


Suborder Pteropodiformes

Family Rhinolophidae 

Species

Blasius's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus blasii)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern
Population trend

Decreasing
Website resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Cape horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus capensis)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern
Population trend

Decreasing
Website resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Geoffroy's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus clivosus)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern
Population trend

Unknown
Website resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Arkive
Darling's horseshoes bat (Rhinolophus darlingi)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern


Population trend

Unknown
Website resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Decken's horseshoes bat (Rhinolophus deckenii)
IUCN conservation status

Near threatened
Population trend

Decreasing
Website resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Dent's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus denti)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern

Population trend

Unknown
Webite resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Eloquent horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus eloquens)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern
Population trend

Unknown
Website resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Rüppell's hoseshoe bat (Rhinolophus fumigatus)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern
Population trend

Unknown
Website resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Hildebrand's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hildebrandtii)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern
Population trend

Unknown
Website resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Lander's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus landeri)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern
Population trend

Unknown
Website resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Maendeleo horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus maendeleo)
IUCN conservation status

Data deficient
Population trend

Unknown
Website resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Sakeji horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus sakejiensis)
IUCN conservation status

Data deficient
Population trend

Unknown
Website resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Bushveld horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus simulator)
IUCN conseration status

Least concern
Population trend

Decreasing
Website resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Swinny's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus swinnyi)
IUCN consideration status

Least concern
Population trend

Unknown
Website resources
IUCN
iNaturalist
Arkive

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  • Why bats
    • Bats and ecosystems
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    • Bats of southern Africa
  • About us
    • Our story
    • Our strategy
    • Our colony
    • Our Partners and Sponsors
    • Jobs / Volunteer
  • Our work
    • Applied research
    • Capacity strengthening >
      • Early Career Training
      • Bat Group Training
    • Conservation action >
      • Fruit bat monitoring in Malawi
      • Copperbelt Bats Project
    • Engagement and education
    • Events & Training >
      • Webinars
      • Past events
  • Our impact
  • GET INVOLVED
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    • Kids Zone >
      • Classroom without Walls
    • Shop