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Rhinolophus philippinensis
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Caves and sheltered roosts, forages over forest
Range
Philippines, Borneo, and parts of the Australasian region
Litter size
1 pup (typical for horseshoe bats)
Gestation period
About 7–10 weeks (typical for horseshoe bats)
Size
Medium-large horseshoe bat (forearm ~52–60mm)
Weight
15–24g
A horseshoe bat first described from the Philippines but with a range extending across parts of Borneo and the wider Australasian region, despite the misleadingly narrow common name.
Roosts in caves and forages over forest for flying insects, sharing the genus's reliance on a horseshoe-shaped noseleaf to focus echolocation calls.
