Common Name: Korean Greater Horseshoe Bat
Scientific Name: Rhinolophus ferrumequinum korai (KURODA)
Korean Name: kwan-bak-jui (means 'crowned bat')

Photo by Sung-chol Kang

Scanned from a magazine for children "Kachi"(Nov. 1993),
which means black-billed magpie in Korean.


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The greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) is a European bat of the Rhinolophus genus. Its distribution covers Europe, Africa, South Asia and Australia. It is the largest of the European horseshoe bats and is thus easily distinguished from other species.


[Description in Korean]
이름 : 관박쥐
사진 : 강성철 기자
출처 : 까치 1993년 11월호
설명 : 날개를 활짝 편 채 밤하늘을 나는 관박쥐. 박쥐의 날개는
새와는 달리 깃털이 전혀 없는 대신 얇고 매끄러운 막으로
되어 있다. 충북 청원에서 촬영.