Adam's horseshoe bat

Adam's horseshoe bat
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Rhinolophidae
Genus:	Rhinolophus
Species:	R. adami
Binomial name
	Rhinolophus adami; Aellen & Brosset, 1968
	Adam's horseshoe bat range

Adam's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus adami) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is endemic to Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats include caves.

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 1968. The holotype used to describe the species was collected by J. P. Adam, who is likely the eponym for the species name "adami."[2] The genus Rhinolophus, of which the Adam's horseshoe bat is a member, is divided into species groups, as it is quite speciose. The Adam's horseshoe bat is the identifier of one of these groups, the adami group. The only other member of the adami group is the Maendeleo horseshoe bat.[3]

Description

Its forearm length is 47–49 mm (1.9–1.9 in). Its ears are relatively long, at 25–26 mm (0.98–1.02 in). It has a large nose-leaf, at 15–16 mm (0.59–0.63 in) long and 8.5–9 mm (0.33–0.35 in) wide.[2]

Biology and ecology

It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as caves.[1]

Range and habitat

It has only been observed in a single cave in the Kouilou Department of the Republic of the Congo.[1]

Conservation

It is currently evaluated as data deficient by the IUCN. As of 2019, the species had not been observed since the series of 10 individuals used to describe the species in 1968.[1]

References

Jacobs, D.; Cotterill, F.P.D.; Taylor, P.J. (2019). "Rhinolophus adami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19521A21982298.
Aellen, V.; Brosset, A. (1968). "Chiroptères du sud du Congo (Brazzaville)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 75: 435–458. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.97040.
Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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[iucn-1] Jacobs, D.; Cotterill, F.P.D.; Taylor, P.J. (2019). "Rhinolophus adami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19521A21982298.

[Aellen_1968-2] Aellen, V.; Brosset, A. (1968). "Chiroptères du sud du Congo (Brazzaville)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 75: 435–458. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.97040.

[MSW3-3] Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.