Big-eared horseshoe bat
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Rhinolophidae |
Genus: | Rhinolophus |
Species: | R. macrotis
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Binomial name | |
Rhinolophus macrotis Blyth, 1844
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Big-eared horseshoe bat range |
The big-eared horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus macrotis) is a bat species within the Rhinolophidae native to China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]
Taxonomy
The big-eared horseshoe bat was described as a new species in 1844 by English zoologist Edward Blyth.[2]
References
- ^ a b Molur, S.; Srinivasulu, C.; Francis, C. (2008). "Rhinolophus macrotis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T19550A8974366. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T19550A8974366.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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