Pearson's horseshoe bat

Pearson's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus pearsonii) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae.

Pearson's horseshoe bat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. pearsonii
Binomial name
Rhinolophus pearsonii
Horsfield, 1851
Pearson's horseshoe bat range

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.

The species is named after John Thomas Pearson.

References

  1. Bates, P.J.J.; Bumrungsri, S.; Csorba, G.; Mao, X.G. (2019). "Rhinolophus pearsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19559A21993105.


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