Adam's horseshoe bat
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinolophidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolophus |
| Species: | R. adami
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolophus adami Aellen & Brosset, 1968
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| Adam's horseshoe bat range | |
Adam's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus adami) is a species of
endemic to Republic of the Congo
. It roosts in caves.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was
Rhinolophus, of which the Adam's horseshoe bat is a member, is divided into species groups, as it is quite speciose. The Adam's horseshoe bat is the identifier of one of these groups, the adami group. The only other member of the adami group is the Maendeleo horseshoe bat.[3]
Description
Its forearm length is 47–49 mm (1.9–1.9 in). Its ears are relatively long, at 25–26 mm (0.98–1.02 in). It has a large nose-leaf, at 15–16 mm (0.59–0.63 in) long and 8.5–9 mm (0.33–0.35 in) wide.[2]
Biology and ecology
It is
nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as caves.[1] It has only been observed in a single cave in the Kouilou Department of the Republic of the Congo.[1]
It is currently evaluated as
IUCN. As of 2019, the species had not been observed since the series of ten individuals used to describe the species in 1968.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ .
- OCLC 62265494.