Stumble this page!Andaman horseshoe bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Rhinolophidae
Subfamily : Rhinolophinae
Species : Rhinolophus cognatus
The Andaman horseshoe bat is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Andaman horseshoe bat
A young / baby of a Andaman horseshoe bat is called a 'pup'. A Andaman horseshoe bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
IndiaHabitats
Forest, Subtropical / Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Lowland and Subtropical / Tropical Swamp
Facts about the Andaman horseshoe bat
Justification: Rhinolophus cognatus is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. (Full text)