Author: | Bechstein, 1800. |
Citation: | InPennant, Allgemeine Ueber. Vierfüss. Thiere, 2: 629. |
Common Name: | Lesser Horseshoe Bat |
Type Locality: | France. |
Distribution: | Ireland, N Europe to Iberia and Morocco, through S Europe and N Africa to Kyrgystan and Kashmir; Bulgaria; Israel and Jordan; Arabia; Sudan; Ethiopia; Djibouti. Records at some localities in N Europe (e.g., the Netherlands) apparently reflect temporary northern range extensions (Glas and Voûte, 1992b). |
Status: | IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable. |
Comments: | hipposideros species group. Revised by Felten et al. (1977). Reviewed by Paz (1995) and Bates and Harrison (1997); also see Harrison and Bates (1991) and Horácek et al. (2000). It is possible that minimus represents a distinct species; see Zagorodnyuk (1999). |
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