Rhinolophus formosae

Sanborn, 1939

Formosan Woolly Horseshoe Bat

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Location:Taiwan, Nantou county, Yushan National ParkDate taken:30 March 2008

Distribution :

Taiwan.

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Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Chiroptera
Suborder: Yinpterochiroptera
Superfamily: Rhinolophoidea
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Sanborn, C.C. 1939-09-19. Eight new bats of the genus Rhinolophus. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 24(5):37-43.

Original name as described

Rhinolophus formosae

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:46001

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Formosa [= Taiwan]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Taiwan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 2 names and synonyms.

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