FAMILY RHINOLOPHIDAE (HORSESHOE BATS)
Identification
Nose-leaf with horseshoe-shaped base and single point at top
Many nodules
on nose-leaf
Large ears
Tragus absent
Tail present, variable size
Food
Moths, beetles, spiders
Roosts
Caves and mines, occasionally
buildings, foliage, and tree hollows
Number of species worldwide: 69 (occurs in the Old World only)
Number of species in Southern
Africa: 10
Common horseshoe bats in KZN
Geoffroy’s horseshoe bat - Rhinolophus clivosus
Bushveld horseshoe bat - Rhinolophus simulator
Darling’s horseshoe bat - Rhinolophus darlingi