Roberts’ horseshoe bat
Roberts’ horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus rhodesiae) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It lives in Mozambique and other parts of Southern Africa. Although some sequences of their mtDNA and DNA are identical to those in the Bushveld horseshoe bat (a common phenomenon in bats due to historical introgression), was recognized as a separate species based on morphologicalphenotypic traits and acoustics. Its specific name, rhodesiae, means 'from Rhodesia' in Latin.[1] Since it was recently discovered, conservation status has not yet been evaluated.
| Roberts’ horseshoe bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinolophidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolophus |
| Species: | R. rhodesiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolophus rhodesiae (Roberts, 1946) | |
References
- Taylor, P. J.; Macdonald, A.; Goodman, S. M.; Kearney, T.; Cotterill, F. P. D.; Stoffberg, S.; Monadjem, A.; Schoeman, M. C.; Guyton, J.; Naskrecki, P.; Richards, L. R. (2018). "Integrative taxonomy resolves three new cryptic species of small southern African horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zly024. ISSN 0024-4082. Cite journal requires
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