Shamel's horseshoe bat

Shamel's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus shameli) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Shamel's horseshoe bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. shameli
Binomial name
Rhinolophus shameli
Tate, 1943
Shamel's horseshoe bat range

The eponym for the species name "shameli" was American mammalogist H. Harold Shamel.[2]

References

  1. Bates, P.; Bumrungsri, S.; Francis, C.; Csorba, G.; Walston, J. & Dinh Thong, V. (2008). "Rhinolophus shameli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T19566A8978854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T19566A8978854.en.
  2. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 374. ISBN 978-0-8018-9533-3.


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