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Mehely's Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus mehelyi

Classification

Mehely's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Southern Europe and parts of the Middle East. It is distributed in a narrow band around the Mediterranean Sea from North-Western Africa across Portugal, Spain, the Balearics, southern France, Sardinia, Sicily and the Balkan Peninsula to Asia Minor. Description The bat is medium-sized for a member of the genus Rhinolophus, with pale lips and grey-brown ears and flight membranes.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 9Spain · 9Italy