- Maendeleo Horseshoe Bat
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Maendeleo Horseshoe Bat Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Rhinolophidae Genus: Rhinolophus Species: R. maendeleo Binomial name Rhinolophus maendeleo
Kock, Csorba & Howell, 2000Maendeleo Horseshoe Bat range The Maendeleo Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus maendeleo) is a recently discovered species of bats in the Rhinolophidae family. It inhabits caves of the Coastal Lowland forests of Tanzania. Its closest relative Adam's Horseshoe Bat.
References
- Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.W. & Taylor, P. 2004. Rhinolophus maendeleo. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Kock D, Csorba G, Howell KM 2000. Rhinolophus maendeleo n. sp. from Tanzania, a horseshoe bat noteworthy for its systematics and biogeography (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae). Senckenbergiana biologica, 80, 233-239.
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