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Rhinolophus refulgens

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Rhinolophus refulgens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. refulgens
Binomial name
Rhinolophus refulgens
Andersen, 1905

Rhinolophus refulgens, or the glossy horseshoe bat, is a species of horseshoe bat in the genus Rhinolophus and the family Rhinolophidae described by Knud Andersen in 1905.[1][2]

Roosting

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These bats like to roost in caves, boulder crevices, and man-made structures such as tunnels.[3]

Range

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Rhinolophus refulgens can be found in peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and from Singapore to Sumatra.

Diet

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These bats feed on insects at night.

References

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  1. ^ "Rhinolophus refulgens K. Andersen 1905 - Plazi TreatmentBank". tb.plazi.org. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  2. ^ "Rhinolophus refulgens K. Andersen, 1905". Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
  3. ^ "Glossy Horseshoe Bat - Rhinolophus refulgens". www.ecologyasia.com. Retrieved 2024-11-24.