Family

Horseshoe Bats

Rhinolophidae

29 species in our catalog · found in 44 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderChiroptera (Bats)
FamilyRhinolophidae (Horseshoe Bats)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Rhinolophus luctus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhinolophus hipposideros

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhinolophus trifoliatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Rhinolophus celebensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinolophus chaseni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinolophus acuminatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus rouxii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus beddomei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinolophus megaphyllus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinolophus pearsonii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus creaghi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinolophus cornutus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus ruwenzorii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus affinis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus lobatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Rhinolophus formosae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus keyensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus pusillus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus hildebrandtii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus sedulus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Rhinolophus monoceros

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus philippinensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus coelophyllus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus perniger

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus euryotis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus borneensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus euryale

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinolophus capensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Horseshoe Bats

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3	~40%
	Woolly Horseshoe Bat			~30%
	Indochinese Horseshoe Bat			~10%
	Least Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
2	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~30%
	Trefoil Horseshoe Bat			~20%
	acuminate horseshoe bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Woolly Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3	~30%
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			~20%
	Greater Horseshoe Bat			~10%
	Mediterranean horseshoe bat			Insufficient data
4	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~30%
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			~20%
	Greater Horseshoe Bat			~10%
5	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~20%
	Creagh's horseshoe bat			~10%
	Large-eared Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
	Bornean horseshoe bat			Insufficient data
6	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3	~20%
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			~10%
	Greater Horseshoe Bat			~10%
	Mediterranean horseshoe bat			Insufficient data
7	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2	~20%
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
	Greater Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
8	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~20%
	Greater Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
9	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Sulawesi horseshoe bat			~10%
10	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	~10%
	Trefoil Horseshoe Bat			~10%
	Woolly Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
11	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~10%
	croslet horseshoe bat			Insufficient data
	Intermediate Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
	Northern Woolly Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
12	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~10%
	Woolly Horseshoe Bat			~10%
	Pearson's Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
13	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2	~10%
	Formosan Woolly Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
	Formosan Lesser Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
14	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Rufous Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
15	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	~10%
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			~10%
	Greater Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
16	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Beddome's Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
17	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~10%
	Trefoil Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
	Woolly Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
18	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Smaller Horseshoe Bat			~10%
19	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	~10%
	acuminate horseshoe bat			Insufficient data
	Trefoil Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
20	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Trefoil Horseshoe Bat			~10%
21	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~10%
	Pearson's Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
22	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	~10%
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
23	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
24	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	~10%
	Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
25	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Greater Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
26	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Beddome's Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
27	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Ruwenzori horseshoe bat			Insufficient data
28	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Rufous Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
29	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Intermediate Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
30	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Woolly Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
31	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~10%
	🐒 Peters's Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
32	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	insular horseshoe bat			Insufficient data
33	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat			Insufficient data
34	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Greater Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
35	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Smaller Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
36	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Smaller Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
37	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	~10%
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
38	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Greater Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
39	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Northern Woolly Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
40	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	broad-eared horseshoe bat			Insufficient data
41	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	Ruwenzori horseshoe bat			Insufficient data
42	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Smaller Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
43	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Greater Horseshoe Bat			Insufficient data
44	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Cape horseshoe bat			Insufficient data