When it is recorded
Jan2,398
Feb2,551
Mar813
Apr136
May1,182
Jun9,304
Jul531
Aug370
Sep347
Oct230
Nov451
Dec1,055
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwynedd | Wales | 3,164 | |
| 2 | Powys | Wales | 1,974 | |
| 3 | Devon | England | 1,848 | |
| 4 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 1,414 | |
| 5 | Swansea | Wales | 1,279 | |
| 6 | Monmouthshire | Wales | 1,177 | |
| 7 | Denbighshire | Wales | 1,154 | |
| 8 | Somerset | England | 1,054 | |
| 9 | Gloucestershire | England | 1,025 | |
| 10 | Cornwall | England | 948 | |
| 11 | Conwy | Wales | 772 | |
| 12 | Herefordshire, County of | England | 445 | |
| 13 | Worcestershire | England | 365 | |
| 14 | Bristol, City of | England | 302 | |
| 15 | Dorset | England | 216 |
7,051 England12,867 Wales
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 24 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 19,920
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 24
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Rhinolophus hipposideros
- Group
- Mammals
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 20,070
- Most recorded in
- Gwynedd, Powys, Devon, Pembrokeshire, Swansea, Monmouthshire, Denbighshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Cornwall, Conwy, Herefordshire, County of +8
- Conservation designations
- Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Convention on Migratory Species, Habitats Directive, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Habitats Regulations 2010
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Rhinolophidae
- Genus
- Rhinolophus
- Name with authority
- Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800)
- Described
- 1800
- Contributing datasets
- 30
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q585476 · GBIF 2432614