A bat of the family Rhinolophidae (genus: Rhinolophus, 68 species), worldwide except for the New World; nose shaped like a horseshoe with an upward pointing flap (nose leaf). Rhinonicteris aurantius (family: Hipposideridae) is called the golden horseshoe bat.
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Great Horse-Shoe Bat |
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Hipposiderinae |
Horseshoe bats (the Rhinolophidae family) are a large family of bats including approximately 130 species grouped in 10 genera.
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