Bornean horseshoe bat

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.

Bornean horseshoe bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. borneensis
Binomial name
Rhinolophus borneensis
Peters, 1861
Bornean horseshoe bat range

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
  • R. borneensis chaseni Sanborn, 1939
  • R. borneensis importunus Chasen, 1939
  • R. borneensis spadix Miller, 1901[4]

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
  1. Jayaraj, V.K. (2020). "Rhinolophus borneensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T19527A21982599.
  2. 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" [Mr. W. Peters reports on the Lord's. F. Jagor so far collected in Malacca, Borneo, Java and the Philippines suckling animals from the orders of the half-monkeys, fur-flatterer and bats]. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin (in German). 1861 pt. 2: 709–710.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.


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