Mitred horseshoe bat

Mitred Horseshoe Bat
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species: R. mitratus
Binomial name
Rhinolophus mitratus
Blyth, 1844
Mitred Horseshoe Bat range

The Mitred Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus mitratus) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family.[1][2] It is endemic to India (Bihar).[1][2] This species is listed as 'Data Deficient' on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[2] It is only known from a single specimen collected and described in 1844.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Participants of CBSG CAMP Workshop: Status of South Asian Chiroptera 2004. Rhinolophus mitratus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Molur, S. & Srinivasulu, C. 2008. Rhinolophus mitratus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 16 September 2012.