Eloquent horseshoe bat
The eloquent horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus eloquens) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Eloquent horseshoe bat | |
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| skull of Rhinolophus eloquens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinolophidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolophus |
| Species: | R. eloquens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolophus eloquens K. Andersen, 1905 | |
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| Eloquent horseshoe bat range | |
Taxonomy
The eloquent horseshoe bat was described as a new species in 1905 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. The holotype had been collected in Entebbe, Uganda.[2]
References
- Monadjem, A.; Taylor, P.J.; Jacobs, D.; Cotterill, F. (2017). "Rhinolophus eloquens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T19539A21979320. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19539A21979320.en.
- Happold, M. (2013). Kingdon, J.; Happold, D.; Butynski, T.; Hoffmann, M.; Happold, M.; Kalina, J. (eds.). Mammals of Africa. 4. A&C Black. pp. 323–325. ISBN 9781408189962.
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