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Rhinolophus convexus Csorba 1997

  • 1. Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2. Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
  • 3. International College Beijing, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China

Description

Rhinolophus convexus Csorba, 1997

Rhinolophus convexus Csorba, 1997: 343; Gunung Jasar, Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands, Pahang State, MALAYSIA, 4˚28’ N, 101˚ 22’ E, 1600m (G. Csorba and F. Zilahy, collector; HNHM 95.55.14) [158].

Common English name: Convex Horseshoe Bat

Barcode Index Number: There are no DNA barcodes recorded under this name on BOLD.

IUCN status: Data Deficient; the uncertain status could be due to the rarity of this species with only three or four known specimens [159].

Recorded at: Pahang: Gunung Jasar at Tanah Rata in Cameron Highlands [158]. R. convexus is known only from upper montane rainforest with elevations of 1600 m and above in Peninsular Malaysia [14] and is possibly endemic to Malaysia [159].

Notes

Published as part of Voon-Ching Lim, Rosli Ramli, Subha Bhassu & John-James Wilson, 2017, A checklist of the bats of Peninsular Malaysia and progress towards a DNA barcode reference library, pp. 1-65 in PLoS ONE 12 (7) on page 31, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179555, http://zenodo.org/record/4251352

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Biodiversity

Collection code
HNHM
Family
Rhinolophidae
Genus
Rhinolophus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Chiroptera
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Csorba
Species
convexus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Rhinolophus convexus Csorba, 1997 sec. Lim, Ramli, Bhassu & Wilson, 2017

References

  • 158. Csorba G. Description of a new species of Rhinolophus (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from Malaysia. J Mammal. 1997; 78 (2): 342 - 347.
  • 159. Csorba G, Bumrungsri S, Francis CM, Gorfol T, Bates PJJ. Rhinolophus convexus; 2016 [cited 2017 Jan 16]. Database: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e. T 40037 A 22060825 [Internet]. Available from: http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2305 / IUCN. UK. 2016 - 2. RLTS. T 40037 A 22060825. en
  • 14. Francis CM. A field guide to the mammals of South-East Asia. New Holland Publishers; 2008.