Sakeji Horseshoe Bat
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| Sakeji Horseshoe Bat | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinolophidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolophus |
| Species: | R. sakejiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolophus sakejiensis Cotterill, 2002 |
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| Sakeji Horseshoe Bat range | |
The Sakeji Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sakejiensis) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and moist savanna, especially Zambia, Mwinilunga District, Ikelenge Pedicle between the Sakeji and Zambezi Rivers, approx. 11 km NNE of source of Zambezi River, Kavunda, 11°17'S, 24°21'E, 1,388 m.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss. It was discovered in 2000
[edit] References
- Cotterill, F.W. 2004. Rhinolophus sakejiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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