Croslet horseshoe bat

Croslet horseshoe bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species: R. coelophyllus
Binomial name
Rhinolophus coelophyllus
Peters, 1867
Croslet horseshoe bat range

The croslet horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus coelophyllus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

Description

The croslet horseshoe bat has a broadly arched connecting process.[1] The bat also has a short lancet with thickened lobes that enclose the base of the connecting process.[1] The croslet horshoe bat is thickly covered with long hairs.[1]

Range and distribution

The species is locally common in Thailand, a population that may contain approximately 1,000 individuals.[2] The bat is found in broad leaved mixed deciduous to evergreen forest in a wide altitudinal range in Thailand, including in a number of protected conservation areas.[2] The croslet horseshoe bat is recorded from Myanmar, Salaween River, Thailand, Western Malaysia, and Lao PDR.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Francis and Priscilla 2008, p. 48.
  2. 1 2 3 International Union for Conservation of Nature Rhinolophus coelophyllus Retrieved on 19 August 2015.

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