Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus hipposideros
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyRhinolophidae (Horseshoe Bats)
- GenusRhinolophus (Horseshoe Bats)
- SpeciesRhinolophus hipposideros (Lesser Horseshoe Bat)
Closest Relatives at Cévennes National Park
Greater Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
Mediterranean horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus euryale
Pygmy Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Kuhl's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus kuhlii
Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Savi's Pipistrelle
Hypsugo savii
Schreibers' Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus schreibersii
Geoffroy's Bat
Myotis emarginatus
Daubenton's bat
Myotis daubentonii
Lesser Noctule
Nyctalus leisleri
Western Barbastelle
Barbastella barbastellus
Gray big-eared bat
Plecotus austriacus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 7 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Horseshoe Bat in Cévennes National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Lesser Horseshoe Bat sighting in Cévennes National Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Horseshoe Bat in Cévennes National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Horseshoe Bat in Cévennes National Park in our monthly data.