Blasius's Horseshoe Bat

Taxobox
name = Blasius's Horseshoe Bat


status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Chiroptera
familia = Rhinolophidae
genus = "Rhinolophus"
species = "R. blasii"
binomial = "Rhinolophus blasii"
binomial_authority = Peters, 1866
synonyms =

Blasius's Horseshoe Bat ("Rhinolophus blasii") is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family found throughout large parts of the Mediterranean, Middle East and Northern Africa.

Physical appearance

"R. blasii" is a medium-sized horsehoe bat, with a length of between 46.5 and 56 mm, and a weight of between 12 and 15 grams. The fur is fluffy, with the base of hairs almost white. Dorsal side hair is grey brown, sometimes with a lilac tinge, while the hair on the ventral side is almost white.

Habitat

Blasius's Horseshoe Bat lives in warm limestone-based areas with fairly open covers of shrubs and trees. Summer and winter roosts are in caves, with the bats hanging freely and not in contact with other bats.

Echolocation

The constant frequency signal is 93-98 Khz, with a short drop in frequency at the end of each signal, which normally lasts 40-50 milliseconds.

References

* Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.W. & Taylor, P. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/19515/all Rhinolophus blasii] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
*cite book|last=Schober|first=Wilfried|coauthors=Eckard Grimmberger|title=A Guide to Bats of Britain and Europe|editor=Dr. Robert E. Stebbings|publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group|location=UK|date=1989|edition=1st|isbn=0-600-56424-x|language=English