Rhinolophus hirsutus

Andersen, 1905

Philippine 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

Authority citation

Andersen, K.C. 1905-09-01. On the bats of the _Rhinolophus macrotis_ group with descriptions of two new forms. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)16(93):289-292.

Original name as described

Rhinolophus hirsutus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:105487

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Central Philippine Islands (Guimarás)."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

Taxonomy notes

split from R. macrotis

Taxonomy notes citation

Francis, C. M. (2008). A field guide to the mammals of South-East Asia. London, New Holland Publishers. · Tu, V. T., Hassanin, A., Görföl, T., Arai, S., Fukui, D., Thanh, H. T., ... & Csorba, G. (2017). Integrative taxonomy of the Rhinolophus macrotis complex (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam and nearby regions. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 55(3), 177-198.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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