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.
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| skull of Rhinolophus eloquens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinolophidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolophus |
| Species: | R. eloquens
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolophus eloquens K. Andersen, 1905
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| Eloquent horseshoe bat range | |
Taxonomy
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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