Biology:Bornean horseshoe bat
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Bornean horseshoe bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Rhinolophidae |
Genus: | Rhinolophus |
Species: | R. borneensis
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Binomial name | |
Rhinolophus borneensis Peters, 1861
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Bornean horseshoe bat range |
The Bornean horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus borneensis) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
The Bornean horseshoe bat was described as a new species in 1861 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters.[2][3] Peters recognized the type locality of the species as Labuan, Borneo. The specimen used to describe the species had been collected on an expedition by Fedor Jagor.[2] Mammal Species of the World 3rd edition recognized four subspecies of R. borneensis:
- R. borneensis borneensis Peters, 1861 - Borneo
- R. borneensis chaseni Sanborn, 1939 - mainland SE Asia
- R. borneensis importunus Chasen, 1939 - Java
- R. borneensis spadix Miller, 1901[4] - Karimata Islands
Description
It has a forearm length of 41.2–43.7 mm (1.62–1.72 in). Its ears have a length of 16–17 mm (0.63–0.67 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Jayaraj, V.K. (2020). "Rhinolophus borneensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T19527A21982599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T19527A21982599.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19527/21982599. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peters, W. (1861). "Hr. W. Peters berichtet über die von Herrn. F. Jagor bisher auf Malacca, Borneo, Java und den Philippinen gesammelten Saugethiere aus den Ordnungen der Halbaffen, Pelz-flatterer und Flederthiere". Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1861 pt. 2: 709–710. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38646576.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andersen, Knud (1905). "3. On some Bats of the Genus Rhinolophus, with Remarks on their Mutual Affinities, and Descriptions of Twenty-six new Forms". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 75 (3): 75–144. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1905.tb08381.x. https://zenodo.org/record/3757451.
- ↑ Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13800481.
Wikidata ☰ Q1769736 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bornean horseshoe bat.
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