Rhinolophus monoceros
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The little Japanese horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cornutus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Japan and possibly China. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. As of 2012, it had not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaohsiung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
No species of the same family or order lives in Kaohsiung, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Formosan Lesser Horseshoe Bat sighting in Kaohsiung on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 5 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August–September and December–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Formosan Lesser Horseshoe Bat in Kaohsiung on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Formosan Lesser Horseshoe Bat sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Kaohsiung, in our data
Kaohsiung is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Formosan Lesser Horseshoe Bat sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Formosan Lesser Horseshoe Bat is recorded against all the mammals logged in Kaohsiung (9 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
