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--> FAMILY Rhinolophidae
--> GENUS Rhinolophus
SPECIES Rhinolophus ruwenzorii
| Author: | J. Eric Hill, 1942. | | Citation: | Amer. Mus. Novit., 1180: 1-2. | | Common Name: | Ruwenzori Horseshoe Bat | | Type Locality: | Dem. Rep. Congo, Kivu, W slope of Mount Ruwenzori, Buhatu Valley, 7,500 ft. (2,500 m). | | Distribution: | E Dem. Rep. Congo, Rwanda, W Uganda. | | Status: | IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001). Fahr et al. (2002) suggested that this species be listed as Vulnerable. | | Comments: | maclaudi species group. Smith and Hood (1980) considered this taxon to be a junior synonym of maclaudi, but morphological differences and a major range disjunction indicate that maclaudi and ruwenzorii are distinct species; see Csorba et al. (2003) and Fahr et al. (2002). Does not include hilli, a taxon sometimes considered a junior synonym of ruwenzorii (Fahr et al., 2002). |
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