Eloquent horseshoe bat
| Eloquent horseshoe bat | |
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| skull ofRhinolophus eloquens | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinolophidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolophus |
| Species: | R. eloquens
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolophus eloquens K. Andersen,1905
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| Eloquent horseshoe bat range | |
Theeloquent horseshoe bat(Rhinolophus eloquens) is a species ofbatin the familyRhinolophidae.It is found inEthiopia,Kenya,Rwanda,Somalia,South Sudan,Tanzania,andUganda.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, drysavanna,moist savanna, and caves.
Taxonomy
[edit]The eloquent horseshoe bat wasdescribedas a new species in 1905 by Danish mammalogistKnud Andersen.Theholotypehad been collected inEntebbe,Uganda.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Monadjem, A.; Taylor, P.J.; Jacobs, D.; Cotterill, F.P.D. (2017)."Rhinolophus eloquens".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2017:e.T19539A21979320.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19539A21979320.en.Retrieved15 November2021.
- ^Happold, M. (2013). Kingdon, J.; Happold, D.; Butynski, T.; Hoffmann, M.; Happold, M.; Kalina, J. (eds.).Mammals of Africa.Vol. 4. A&C Black. pp. 323–325.ISBN9781408189962.
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