Stats

Lifespan

6-30 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Colony

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Eurasia and Africa

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Live birth

Defense

Speed

Status

Uncommon

About

This bat lives in caves and forests, using its nose leaf to focus sonar pulses. It wraps its wings around its body like a cloak to sleep through the winter.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn pup

   A hairless pup clings to its mother in the roost, nursing and growing rapidly.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A furred juvenile is left in a nursery cluster while its mother forages, gaining strength in its wings.
3. 3.
   fledgling

   A near-adult bat takes its first short flights and begins catching prey or feeding on its own.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, flying and foraging confidently.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Chiroptera

Family

Rhinolophidae

Genus

Rhinolophus