Rhinolophus shameli

Tate, 1943

Shamel'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

Tate, G.H.H. 1943-02-17. Further notes on the _Rhinolophus philippinensis_ group (Chiroptera). American Museum Novitates 1219:1-7.

Original name as described

Rhinolophus coelophyllus shameli

Type material

USNM:MAMM:267255

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Koh Chang (Island), Gulf of Siam, Siam [= Thailand]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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