Mitred horseshoe bat

The mitred horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mitratus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is endemic to India. Little is known about the species, because it is known only from the holotype, the specimen used to describe the species to science. The specimen was collected in Jharkhand in 1844.[1]

Mitred horseshoe bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. mitratus
Binomial name
Rhinolophus mitratus
Blyth, 1844
Mitred horseshoe bat range

References

  1. Csorba, G.; Molur, S. & Srinivasulu, C. (2016). "Rhinolophus mitratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19554A21993304. Retrieved 3 March 2020.


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