Horseshoe bat
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Horseshoe bats are bats in the family Rhinolophidae. In addition to the single living genus, Rhinolophus, which has about 106 species, the extinct genus Palaeonycteris has been recognized. Horseshoe b
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Nose-leaf diagram of a horseshoe bat
Skull of the greater horseshoe bat, showing the prominent rostral inflation on the snout
The nose-leaf helps focus echolocation; pictured is Rüppell's horseshoe bat (R. fumigatus)
Greater horseshoe bat
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The greater horseshoe bat is an insectivorous bat of the genus Rhinolophus. Its distribution covers Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Asia. It is the largest of the horseshoe bats in E
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…another is polygynous. Gestation is approximately seven weeks and one offspring is produced at a time. A typical lifespan is six or seven years, but one greater horseshoe bat lived more than thirty years. Horseshoe bats are relevant to humans in some regions as a source of disease, as food, and for traditional medicine…
Greater horseshoe bat Hrdovicka
Skull of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum - MHNT
Woodcut from R. A. Sterndale, 1884