Geoffroy's horseshoe bat

Geoffroy's horseshoe bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Rhinolophidae
Genus:	Rhinolophus
Species:	R. clivosus
Binomial name
Rhinolophus clivosus Cretzschmar, 1828
Geoffroy's horseshoe bat range

Geoffroy's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus clivosus) is a species of

It is considered medium-sized for an African horseshoe bat, with forearm lengths of 42–59 mm (1.7–2.3 in) and weights of 10–25 g (0.35–0.88 oz).[3]

Biology and ecology

It has one breeding season each year. Gestation length is around 3.5 months, after which one offspring is born. Differing levels of sociality have been observed. In Algeria, individuals roost alone or in small groups less than 50 individuals. In southern Africa and Malawi, however, groups of up to 10,000 individuals have been documented roosting together in a colony. Roosts are typically mixed sex, as females do not form

Geoffroy's horseshoe bat occurs widely throughout Africa, with its range extending into the Arabian Peninsula. It is found in a variety of habitats, including desert, savanna woodland, Mediterranean shrubland, and grassland.^[1]

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