The neriad horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus nereis) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae.

Neriad horseshoe bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. nereis
Binomial name
Rhinolophus nereis
Neriad horseshoe bat range

It is endemic to Siantan Island of the Anambas Islands, and to the North Natuna Islands, west of Borneo in the South China Sea within Indonesia. Nothing is known about the ecology or total population size of the species.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Bates, P.; Bumrungsri, S.; Walston, J.; Csorba, G. (2016). "Rhinolophus nereis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19556A21993688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19556A21993688.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.