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Rhinolophus inops
K. Andersen, 1905. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 16:284, 651.
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ORDER—CHIROPTERA
FAMILY—Rhinolophidae
COMMON NAME—Philippine
forest horseshoe bat.
DISTRIBUTION—Philippines only, where it is recorded from Biliran
(USNM), Camiguin (MSU-IIT), Catanduanes (USNM), Leyte (USNM), Luzon [Camarines
Sur (USNM), Pampanga (USNM) provinces],
Mindanao [Bukidnon (FMNH), and Davao del Sur (USNM) provinces],
Negros (FMNH), and Polillo (FMNH).
HABITAT—Common to abundant in primary lowland and montane forest
from sea level to 2250 m, rarely in secondary forest and mossy forest
(Heaney et al., 1991, in press; Rickart et al., 1993).
STATUS—Locally abundant, but dependent on primary forest.
COMMENT—As
noted by Ingle and Heaney (1992), there are several problems with the
taxonomy of R. inops. First, the holotype of R. inops has
a distinctly-shaped nose-leaf not found in any of the specimens referred
to this species. Second, there is considerable geographic variation, and
the species as currently defined may represent a species-group. Careful
study is needed.
NOTE ADDED IN 2005--Documented in mossy forest from 1,800-1,950 m elevation in Balbalasang, Kalinga Province (Heaney et al. 2004)
©2002
(photograph by L. Heaney)
©2002
(photograph by L. Heaney)
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