Yellow-faced horseshoe bat
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The yellow-faced horseshoe bat ( Rhinolophus virgo ) is a species of bat native to the Philippines and belongs to the horseshoe bat family . It is closely related to the Sulawesi horseshoe bat ( Rhinolophus celebensis ).
The distribution area extends to the islands of Batan , Busuanga , Catanduanes , Cebu , Jolo , Leyte , Luzon , Maripipi , Mindanao , Negros , Palawan and Sibuyan .
The yellow-faced horseshoe name has been caught in caves several times and once in a hollow tree. The location was in the rainforest at an altitude of 925 to 1100 m. A specimen from the Kitanglad Mountains on Mindanao had a length of 73 mm, a tail length of 23 mm, a hind foot length of 8 mm, an ear length of 19 mm, a forearm length of 38 mm and a weight of 6 g.
literature
- Rhinolophus virgo. In: A Synopsis of the Philippine Mammalian Fauna. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009 ; Retrieved April 6, 2013 .
- Heaney, LR, Tabaranza, BR, Jr., Rickart, EA, Balete, DS & Ingle, NR 2006. The mammals of Mt. Kitanglad Nature Park, Mindanao, Philippines. Fieldiana Zoology 112: 1-63.
- Simmons, NB 2005. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 312-529 in Wilson, DE & Reeder, DM (eds.). Mammal
Web link
- Rhinolophus virgo inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Ong, P., Rosell-Ambal, G. & Tabaranza, B., 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2013.