Blasius's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus blasii) is a species of bat

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 found throughout large parts of the Mediterranean, Middle East and Northern Africa.

Physical appearance

R. blasii is a medium-sized horsehoe bat, with a length of between 46.5 and 56 mm (1.8 and 2.2 in), and a weight of between 12 and 15 g (0.423287545261344 and 0.529109431576679 oz). The fur is fluffy, with the base of hairs almost white. Dorsal side hair is grey brown, sometimes with a lilac tinge, while the hair on the ventral side is almost white.

Habitat

Blasius's Horseshoe Bat lives in warm limestone-based areas with fairly open covers of shrubs and trees. Summer and winter roosts are in caves, with the bats hanging freely and not in contact with other bats.

Echolocation

The constant frequency signal is 93–98 kHz, with a short drop in frequency at the end of each signal, which normally lasts 40-50 milliseconds.