Lesser Horseshoe Bat
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Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus hipposideros

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Pyrénées National Park
39 Verified records at Pyrénées National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) is a type of small European and North African insectivorous bat, related to its larger cousin, the greater horseshoe bat. As with all horseshoe bats, the species gets its name from its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Horseshoe Bat sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pyrénées National Park

Greater Horseshoe Bat
LC

Greater Horseshoe Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

<5% · Rare
Mediterranean horseshoe bat
NT

Mediterranean horseshoe bat

Mammal

Rhinolophus euryale

<5% · Rare
🐒 No photo available
LC

Geoffroy's Bat

Mammal

Myotis emarginatus

<5% · Rare
Daubenton's bat
LC

Daubenton's bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Myotis daubentonii

<5% · Rare
Western Barbastelle
NT Endemic

Western Barbastelle

Mammal

Barbastella barbastellus

<5% · Rare
Gray big-eared bat
NT

Gray big-eared bat

Mammal

Plecotus austriacus

<5% · Rare
European Free-tailed Bat
LC

European Free-tailed Bat

Mammal

Tadarida teniotis

<5% · Rare
Savi's Pipistrelle
LC

Savi's Pipistrelle

Mammal

Hypsugo savii

Insufficient data
Brown Big-eared Bat
LC

Brown Big-eared Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Plecotus auritus

Insufficient data
Common Pipistrelle
LC

Common Pipistrelle

Mammal

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Insufficient data
Schreibers' Long-fingered Bat
VU

Schreibers' Long-fingered Bat

Mammal

Miniopterus schreibersii

Insufficient data
Alcathoe Bat

Alcathoe Bat

Mammal

Myotis alcathoe

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
2 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
3 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
5–10%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
5 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
6 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
7 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
8 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Horseshoe Bat in Pyrénées National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Horseshoe Bat sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Horseshoe Bat in Pyrénées National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Horseshoe Bat in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.

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