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Rhinolophus hilli Aellen 1973

Description

Rhinolophus hilli Aellen 1973

Rhinolophus hilli Aellen 1973, Period. Biol. Zagreb, 75: 101.

Type Locality: Rwanda, Cyangugu, Uwinka, 2,512 m.

Vernacular Names: Hill's Horseshoe Bat.

Distribution: Rwanda.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – not evaluated; not considered in IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001). Fahr et al. (2002) suggested that this species be listed as Data Deficient.

Discussion: maclaudi species group. Previously included in maclaudi (e.g., Smith and Hood, 1980) or ruwenzorii (e.g., Csorba et al., 2003), but distinct from both of these species (Fahr et al., 2002).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Rhinolophidae, pp. 350-365 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 356, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Aellen
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Rhinolophidae
Genus
Rhinolophus
Species
hilli
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Rhinolophus hilli Aellen, 1973 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Aellen, V. 1973. Un Rhinolophus nouveau d'Afrique centrale. Periodicum Biologorum, 75: 101 - 105.
  • Fahr, J., H. Vierhaus, R. Hutterer, and D. Kock. 2002. A revision of the Rhinolophus maclaudi species group with the description of a new species from West Africa. Myotis, 40: 95 - 126.
  • Smith, J. D., and C. S. Hood. 1980. Additional material of Rhinolophus ruwenzorii Hill, 1942, with comments on its natural history and taxonomic status. Proceedings of the Fifth International Bat Research Conference, 5: 163 - 171.
  • Csorba, G., P. Ujhelyi, and N. Thomas. 2003. Horseshoe bats of the world. Alana Books, Bishop's Castle, U. K., 160 pp.