Lesser horseshoe bat  (Rhinolophus hipposideros)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Chiroptera
Family Rhinolophidae
Genus Rhinolophus (1)
Size Wingspan: 192-254 mm (2)
Head-body length: 35-45 mm (2)
Weight 5-9 g (2)
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Status

European populations are listed under Appendix II of The Bonn Convention (2), Appendix II of the Bern Convention, and Annexes II and IV of the EC Habitats and Species Directive. In the UK it is protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and Schedule 2 of the Conservation Regulations 1994 (3).