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Shortridge's Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus shortridgei

Shortridge's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus shortridgei) is a species of Horseshoe bat native to Northeast India, northern Myanmar, and southern China. It was first described in 1918 by Knud Andersen, and was considered a subspecies of Blyth's horseshoe bat until 2003 when the two species were collected in sympatry.

Shortridge's Horseshoe Bat
Photo: Chermundy · CC BY-SA 3.0

Overview

Shortridge's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus shortridgei) is a species of Horseshoe bat native to Northeast India, northern Myanmar, and southern China. It was first described in 1918 by Knud Andersen, and was considered a subspecies of Blyth's horseshoe bat until 2003 when the two species were collected in sympatry.

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Representative video of genus RhinolophusCredit: Vanderelst D, Lee Y, Geipel I, Kalko E, Kuo Y, Peremans H · CC BY 3.0Source ↗

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