Rufous horseshoe bat

{{About|Rhinolophus rouxii|Rhinolophus sinicus|Chinese rufous horseshoe bat}}

{{Short description|Species of bat}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Rhinolophus rouxii.jpg

| image_caption = Male in breeding season

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Srinivasulu, C. |author2=Srinivasulu, B. |date=2019 |title=Rhinolophus rouxii |volume=2019 |page=e.T84379218A21995537 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T84379218A21995537.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Rhinolophus

| species = rouxii

| authority = Temminck, 1835

| range_map = Rufous Horseshoe Bat area.png

| range_map_caption = Rufous horseshoe bat range

}}

The rufous horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus rouxii) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.

It has been identified as a vector of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-1) that caused the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak.

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