The horseshoe bat's scientific name is rhinolophus hipposideros. the horseshoe bat is closely related to the leaf nosed bat, also known as the lesser horseshoe bat. it's scientific name is phyllostomidae. it is a horseshoe bat but it is smaller. The horseshoe bat used to live in caves but now lives in sheds or any other dark shady places. I found no niche of the horseshoe bat, but I only found that it keeps the bug population down. but it can live in a very large amount of environment so it has a broad niche. the horseshoe bat is in dangered because it's natural habitat is being destroyed. It has resorted to living in human made shelters. If the horseshoe bat became extinct, not a lot would happen. the bug population would go up but that's about it. A zoo habitat for this bat would be dark and moist, with places for them to hang. this would be different form the natural habitat because, it wouldn't be as dark, and there wouldn't be as many other bats around. I would be similar because, it would be fairly dark and moist like a cave.
~Logan
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