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Rhinolophus francisi
Saw this Bat during a night walk and was taken completely by surprised as it was already dark/night and this Bat was still sleeping/resting instead of out hunting/feeding. It is a small Bat, around 5 cm in height (Pic#5 with my index finger next to it for size reference) clinging to a small branch. Members of this genus typically have a horseshoe-shaped, leaf-like structure on their nose, earning them the common name ‘horseshoe bats.’
This Wooly Horseshoe Bat was newly discovered and described in 2015.
Spotted on Nov 20, 2016
Submitted on Dec 2, 2016
5 Comments
Thanks, @Felix :)
Great find!
Thanks, @Mark and @Zlatan for your kind comments.
Wow! Beautiful - great series, thanks for comments
So small so special. Thanks Albert.