Family

Horseshoe Bats

Rhinolophidae

8 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderChiroptera (Bats)
FamilyRhinolophidae (Horseshoe Bats)

Species in this group

Rhinolophus luctus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhinolophus hipposideros

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhinolophus trifoliatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Rhinolophus celebensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhinolophus chaseni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinolophus megaphyllus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinolophus euryale

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Horseshoe Bats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 82 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 8	~30%
	Woolly Horseshoe Bat			~20%
	Indochinese Horseshoe Bat			~10%
2	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 8	~30%
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			~20%
	Greater Horseshoe Bat			~10%
3	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 8	~30%
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			~20%
	Greater Horseshoe Bat			~10%
4	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 8	~20%
	Trefoil Horseshoe Bat			~20%
5	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~20%
	Sulawesi horseshoe bat			~20%
6	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 8	~20%
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			~10%
	Greater Horseshoe Bat			~10%
	Mediterranean horseshoe bat			<5%
7	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~10%
	Smaller Horseshoe Bat			~10%
8	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 8	~10%
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			~10%
9	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 8	~10%
	Trefoil Horseshoe Bat			~10%
10	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 8	~10%
	Woolly Horseshoe Bat			~10%
11	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			~10%
12	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~10%
	Smaller Horseshoe Bat			~10%