Lander's horseshoe bat
Lander's horseshoe bat | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Rhinolophidae |
Genus: | Rhinolophus |
Species: | R. landeri |
Binomial name | |
Rhinolophus landeri Martin, 1837 | |
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Lander's horseshoe bat range | |
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Lander's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus landeri) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Africa. Its natural habitats are savanna and caves.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1837 by English naturalist William Charles Linnaeus Martin. The eponym for the species name "landeri" was explorer Richard Lander. Martin named the species after Lander because the holotype had been collected during Lander's expedition to Fernando Pó. It was Martin's intention to posthumously honor Lander, calling him "enterprising, but unfortunate" after his untimely death at age 29.[2]
Description
It is a medium-sized member of its family. Individuals weigh 5–11 g (0.18–0.39 oz). Total length is approximately 75 mm (3.0 in); tail length is 23 mm (0.91 in) and forearm length is 38–41 mm (1.5–1.6 in).[3]
Range and habitat
It has been widely documented throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Individuals have been found at relatively high elevations—up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above sea level on Kenya's Mount Elgon.[1]
Conservation
It is currently evaluated as least concern by the IUCN—its lowest conservation priority. It meets the criteria for this assessment because it has a wide geographic range; its population size is likely large; and it unlikely that it is in rapid decline.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Monadjem, A.; Taylor, P.J.; Jacobs, D.; Cotterill, F.P.D. (2017). "Rhinolophus landeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T19546A21977797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19546A21977797.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Martin, W. (1836). "Description of a New Bat (rhinolophus landeri) from Fernando Po, and a new Hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) from Trebizond". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 5: 101–102.
- ^ Brown, Kevin M; Dunlop, Jenna (1997). "Rhinolophus landeri". Mammalian Species (567): 1–4. doi:10.2307/3504478. JSTOR 3504478.
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Infraclass: Eutheria
- Superorder: Laurasiatheria
- Order: Chiroptera
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- Lesser woolly horseshoe bat (R. beddomei)
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- Rüppell's horseshoe bat (R. fumigatus)
- Guinean horseshoe bat (R. guineensis)
- Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat (R. hildebrandti)
- R. hilli
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- Big-eared horseshoe bat (R. macrotis)
- Madura horseshoe bat (R. madurensis)
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- Malayan horseshoe bat (R. malayanus)
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- Mehely's horseshoe bat (R. mehelyi)
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- Timorese horseshoe bat (R. montanus)
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- Pearson's horseshoe bat (R. pearsonii)
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