Eloquent horseshoe bat

Eloquent horseshoe bat
skull of Rhinolophus eloquens
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Rhinolophidae
Genus:	Rhinolophus
Species:	R. eloquens
Binomial name
Rhinolophus eloquens K. Andersen, 1905
Eloquent horseshoe bat range

The eloquent horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus eloquens) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, and caves.

Taxonomy

The eloquent horseshoe bat was described as a new species in 1905 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. The holotype had been collected in Entebbe, Uganda.^[2]

References

1. Monadjem, A.; Taylor, P.J.; Jacobs, D.; Cotterill, F.P.D. (2017). "Rhinolophus eloquens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T19539A21979320. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19539A21979320.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Happold, M. (2013). Kingdon, J.; Happold, D.; Butynski, T.; Hoffmann, M.; Happold, M.; Kalina, J. (eds.). Mammals of Africa. Vol. 4. A&C Black. pp. 323–325. ISBN 9781408189962.