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Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus hipposideros

The Lesser Horseshoe Bat is a small bat with a unique horseshoe-shaped nose. They are great at flying in the dark and love to eat tiny insects. These bats help keep our environment healthy!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Lesser Horseshoe Bat has soft, fluffy fur that is grey-brown on its back and lighter on its belly. Its most distinctive feature is a complex, horseshoe-shaped nose leaf, which looks like a small, intricate radar dish on its face. It is one of the smallest bats in Europe, barely larger than a golf ball.

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Lesser Horseshoe Bat
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Lesser Horseshoe Bat

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Lesser Horseshoe Bats are called "pups" and cling tightly to their mothers after birth.

These tiny flyers can live surprisingly long, sometimes for over 30 years in the wild!

They wrap their wings around themselves like a cozy cape when they are sleeping or resting!

This bat's unique nose is shaped like a horseshoe and helps it make its special sounds!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Echo Architect

Lesser Horseshoe Bat can navigate dark caves and catch tiny flying insects using high-pitched sounds and listening for the echoes.

Fähigkeit

Acrobatic Glider

Lesser Horseshoe Bat has a unique slow and fluttery flight that helps it pluck insects directly from leaves or the air.

Fähigkeit

Energy Saver Mode

Lesser Horseshoe Bat can slow its heart rate and lower its body temperature to save energy during cold months when food is scarce.

Maße und Details

Länge
3.5-4.5 cm
Flügelspannweite
20-25 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.009 kg
Lebenserwartung
4-30 Jahre
Top Speed
25 km/h
Wurfgröße
1
Tragzeit
70-80 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These bats are insect-eating experts, gobbling up small flying bugs!

Hauptnahrung

  • moths
  • midges
  • mosquitoes
  • caddisflies
  • small beetles

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

An occasional predator, especially of young bats.

eaten by

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Can prey on bats found near human settlements.

hunts

Silver Y moth

Autographa gamma

A common nocturnal moth often caught by the bat.

hunts

Common Midge

Chironomus plumosus

Feeds on these small flying insects near water.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Bats are usually shy and won't bother you. It's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Lesser Horseshoe Bat?

3.5-4.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Lesser Horseshoe Bat?

20-25 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Lesser Horseshoe Bat?

0.005-0.009 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Lesser Horseshoe Bat?

4-30 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Lesser Horseshoe Bat?

25 km/h

Was frisst Lesser Horseshoe Bat?

These bats are insect-eating experts, gobbling up small flying bugs!

Wo findet man Lesser Horseshoe Bat normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Lesser Horseshoe Bat?

Foraging

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