Rhinolophus belligerator

Rhinolophus belligerator is an endangered species of horseshoe bat found only on Sulawesi Island, which is part of Indonesia.

Rhinolophus belligerator
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. belligerator
Binomial name
Rhinolophus belligerator
Patrick, McCulloch, Ruedas, 2013
Synonyms
  • Rhinolophus arcuatus proconsulis Hill, 1988

Taxonomy and etymology

Until 2013, it was considered a subspecies of the arcuate horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus arctuatus, called Rhinolophus arctuatus proconsulis. The authors of the 2013 paper that elevated R. a. proconsulis to species rank chose the new species name belligerator from Latin word belligerans, meaning "belligerent combatant". This unusual species name for a bat was suggested because, "the specimen originates in an area where a long-running and senseless Muslim–Christian civil war has been going on for many years."[2]

Range and habitat

The single known specimen was discovered in Permana Cave, which is near Poso, Sulawesi.[2]

Conservation

It is currently evaluated as endangered by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this designation because its extent of occurrence is estimated at 1,742 km2 (673 sq mi), it is found at only one location, and only one individual has ever been documented.[1]

References
  1. Patrick, L.; Ruedas, L. (2017). "Rhinolophus belligerator". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T84372084A95642275. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T84372084A95642275.en.
  2. Patrick, L. E.; McCulloch, E. S.; Ruedas, L. A. (2013). "Systematics and biogeography of the arcuate horseshoe bat species complex (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae)". Zoologica Scripta. 42 (6): 553–590. doi:10.1111/zsc.12026.
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