Rhinolophus axillaris
J. A. Allen in J. A. Allen, Lang, & Chapin, 1917
Aba Horseshoe Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Pteropodiformes |
| Superfamily | : Rhinolophoidea |
| Family | : Rhinolophidae |
| Genus | : Rhinolophus |
Species status
Authority citation
Allen, J.A., Lang, H. and Chapin, J.P. 1917-09-29. The American Museum Congo Expedition collection of bats. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 37(18):405-563.
Authority publication link
https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1068Original name as described
Rhinolophus axillaris
Type material
AMNH M-49175
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Aba, Uele District, Oriental Province, DR Congo.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Taxonomy notes
split from R. landeri; tentatively treated as a distinct species given that the taxonomic affinities of the type specimen are uncertain, may be closer to R. alcyone or R. guineensis
Taxonomy notes citation
Patterson, B.D., Demos, T.C., Torrent, L., Grunwald, A.L., Montauban, C., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., McDonough, M.M., Dick, C.W., Bartonjo, M., Schoeman, M.Corrie, Ruedas, L.A. and Juste, J. 2024-09-13. Systematics of the _Rhinolophus landeri_ complex, with evidence for 3 additional Afrotropical bat species. Journal of Mammalogy (in press).
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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