Bornean horseshoe bat
| Bornean 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. borneensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolophus borneensis Peters, 1861
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| Bornean horseshoe bat range | |
The Bornean horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus borneensis) is a species of
.Taxonomy
The Bornean horseshoe bat was described as a new species in 1861 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters.[2][3] Peters recognized the
type locality of the species as Labuan
, Borneo.
The specimen used to describe the species had been collected on an expedition by Fedor Jagor.[2]
Mammal Species of the World 3rd edition recognized four subspecies of R. borneensis:
- R. borneensis borneensis Peters, 1861 - Borneo
- R. borneensis chaseni Sanborn, 1939 - mainland SE Asia
- R. borneensis importunus Chasen, 1939 - Java
- R. borneensis spadix Miller, 1901[4] - Karimata Islands
Description
It has a forearm length of 41.2–43.7 mm (1.62–1.72 in). Its ears have a length of 16–17 mm (0.63–0.67 in).[3]
References
- . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Peters, W. (1861). "Hr. W. Peters berichtet über die von Herrn. F. Jagor bisher auf Malacca, Borneo, Java und den Philippinen gesammelten Saugethiere aus den Ordnungen der Halbaffen, Pelz-flatterer und Flederthiere" [Mr. W. Peters reports on the Lord's. F. Jagor so far collected in Malacca, Borneo, Java and the Philippines suckling animals from the orders of the half-monkeys, fur-flatterer and bats]. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin (in German). 1861 pt. 2: 709–710.
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- OCLC 62265494.