Lesser Horseshoe Bat - Rhinolophus hipposideros - Kleine Hoefijzerneus
Central- and South-Europe to Asia minor and North-Africa.

The following 6 subspecies are being recognized:
Rhinolophus hipposideros hipposideros - continental Europe east to South-Ukraine and Romania;
Rhinolophus hipposideros escalerae - North-Morocco, North-Algeria and North-Tunisia;
Rhinolophus hipposideros majori - Corsica;
Rhinolophus hipposideros midas - Southwest-Russia to North-IRaq, Tajikistan and Northwest-India;
Rhinolophus hipposideros minimus - Mediterranean Europa to Turkey, Isral and East-Africa;
Rhinolophus hipposideros minutus - West-Ireland and Southwest-Britain.

Of this species there are no Zoo photo's available.