Part of the site houses over 400 lesser horseshoe bats.
Now two scientific teams have identified the Chinese horseshoe bat as the virus's hiding place in nature.
The Apollo butterfly and the lesser horseshoe bat are vulnerable species.
The greater horseshoe bat is one of the rarest.
It is the largest of the European horseshoe bats and is thus easily distinguished from other species.
One small roost of lesser horseshoe bats is known.
The Chinese horseshoe bat does not exist in the United States.
It has been known to roost in caves with other horseshoe bats, hanging free on the cave roof.
The horseshoe bats bear a striking resemblance to the creatures in the movie "Gremlins."
Cattle fields with marginal hedgerows provide the perfect habitat for horseshoe bats.