Smaller Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus megaphyllus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyRhinolophidae (Horseshoe Bats)
- GenusRhinolophus (Horseshoe Bats)
- SpeciesRhinolophus megaphyllus (Smaller Horseshoe Bat)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Spectacled Flying Fox
Pteropus conspicillatus
Queensland Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Nyctimene robinsoni
Little Red Flying Fox
Pteropus scapulatus
Diadem Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros diadema
Southern Blossom Bat
Syconycteris australis
Dusky Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros ater
Eastern Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus bifax
Black Flying-fox
Pteropus alecto
📅 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 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Smaller Horseshoe Bat in Daintree National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Smaller Horseshoe Bat sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Smaller Horseshoe Bat in Daintree National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Smaller Horseshoe Bat in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.