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Species profile—Rhinolophus robertsi (greater large-eared horseshoe bat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe-bats) → Rhinolophus robertsi (greater large-eared horseshoe bat)

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe-bats)
Scientific name
Rhinolophus robertsi Tate, 1952
Common name
greater large-eared horseshoe bat
Type reference
Tate, G.H.H. (1952). Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 67 A new Rhinolophus from Queensland (Mammalia, Chiroptera). American Museum Novitates 1578, 1-3.
WildNet taxon ID
969
Synonym(s)
Rhinolophus philippinensis
Rhinolophus sp. 'intermediate' sensu Churchill (2008)
Rhinolophus philippinensis maros
Rhinolophus philippinensis achilles
Rhinolophus philippinensis robertsi
Rhinolophus maros robertsi
Alternate name(s)
lesser large-eared horseshoe-bat
large-eared horseshoe bat
lesser large-eared horseshoe bat
large-eared horseshoe-bat
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Confidential
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=969.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022