Blyth's horseshoe bat

Blyth's horseshoe bat
Location: Bhandardara, near Nashik
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species: R. lepidus
Binomial name
Rhinolophus lepidus
Blyth, 1844
Blyth's Horseshoe Bat range

Blyth's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus lepidus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam.

The species can be identified from its pointed, bifid sella.

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