Rhinolophus mabuensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhinolophoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera Superfamilia: Rhinolophoidea

Familia: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species: Rhinolophus mabuensis

Name

Rhinolophus mabuensis Taylor, Stoffberg, Monadjem, Schoeman, Bayliss & Cotterill, 2012 Fig. 4, 4, Fig. S1, Table 3, 4, Table S1, Appendix S1

Holotype: DM 10842; adult male, alcohol skin, skull and prepared baculum, collected by M. Curran and M. Kopp, 13 October 2008.

Type locality: Mt Mabu, northern Mozambique, 16° 17′ 2″S; 36° 23′ 53″E; elevation 1043 m asl.

Paratype: DM 11485 (adult female, alcohol skin and skull, collected J. Bayliss on 5 September 2009 from Mt Inago).

References

• Taylor P.J., Stoffberg S., Monadjem A., Schoeman M.C., Bayliss J., Cotterill F.P.D. 2012: Four New Bat Species (Rhinolophus hildebrandtii Complex) Reflect Plio-Pleistocene Divergence of Dwarfs and Giants across an Afromontane Archipelago. PLoS ONE, 7(9): e41744. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041744. PDF.

Vernacular names

English: Mount Mabu Horseshoe Bat