Madura horseshoe bat
| Madura horseshoe bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinolophidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolophus |
| Species: | R. madurensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolophus madurensis K. Andersen, 1918 | |
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| 2011 range | |
The Madura horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus madurensis) is a species of bat from the family Rhinolophidae. Current taxonomy treats the Madura horseshoe bat as a species separate of the Sulawesi horseshoe bat and not including parvus, but Csorba et al. (2003) recognizes both as subspecies of the Sulawesi horseshoe bat.[2] It is known only from seven specimens from Madura Island and the Kangean Islands in Indonesia, and its type locality is Soemenep, Madura Island.[1] The species is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List, and it suffers from habitat loss due to limestone excavation and deforestation for logging and agriculture in its habitat.[1] It is also unknown whether or not the Madura horseshoe bat lives in any protected areas.[1] The species is cave-roosting and most likely independent of water, foraging in primary forest.[1]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hutson, A.M.; Kingston, T. & Csorba, G. (2008). "Rhinolophus madurensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ↑ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.