Shortridge's horseshoe bat
| Shortridge's horseshoe bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Zatheria |
| Superorder: | Laurasiatheria |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Suborder: | Microchiroptera |
| Superfamily: | Rhinolophoidea |
| Family: | Rhinolophidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhinolophinae |
| Genus: | Rhinolophus |
| Species: | R. shortridgei |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolophus shortridgei K. Andersen, 1918 | |
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| Shortridge's horseshoe bat range | |
Shortridge's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus shortridgei) is a species of Horseshoe bat native to China, India and Burma. It was first described in 1918 by Knud Andersen, and was considered a subspecies of Blyth's horseshoe bat until 2003 when the two species were collected in Sympatry.[1][2]
Description
It is of medium size with a long mandible and a nose leaf which does not completely cover its nostril. It has brown fur with a relatively pale underside.[3]
Range and conservation status
In China, the species is found in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi, Hubei, Hainan, Guangdong and Fujian provinces. It is also found in northern parts of India and in Burma. There is limited data on the habitat of R. shortridgei but specimens have been collected from a dipterocarp forest in Burma. Despite the lack of population data, IUCN has listed it as Least Concern due to its large range (greater than 20,000 km2).[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 Chiozza, F. (2008). "Rhinolophus shortridgei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ Csorba, G.; Ujhelyi, P.; Thomas, P. (2003). Horseshoe Bats of the World: (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae). Alana Books. ISBN 9780953604913.
- 1 2 Smith, Andrew T.; et al. (2010). A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press. p. 342. ISBN 9781400834112.
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