Mitred Horseshoe Bat
Encyclopedia
The Mitred Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus mitratus) is a species of bat
in the Rhinolophidae family. It is endemic to India
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Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the Rhinolophidae family. It is endemic to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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