Rhinolophus deckenii
W. C. H. Peters, 1868
Decken's 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
Peters, W.C.H. 1868. Über Flederthiere und Amphibien. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1867:703-712.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36510984Original name as described
Rhinolophus Deckenii
Other common names
Eastern Africa Horseshoe Bat
Type material
ZMB 3269
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Zanzibarküste [= Zanzibar Coast, mainland opposite Zanzibar Island]," Tanzania.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania · Mozambique
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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