Rhinolophus cognatus

Andersen, 1906

Andaman Horseshoe Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Rhinolophoidea
Family : Rhinolophidae
Genus : Rhinolophus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Andersen, K.C. 1906-05-10. On some new or little-known bats of the genus Rhinolophus in the collection of the Museo Civico, Genoa. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 42:173-193.

Original name as described

Rhinolophus cognatus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.12.1.12, MSNG (no number given)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Port Blair, South Andaman Island," India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

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