Cohen's horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus cohenae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. cohenae
Binomial name
Rhinolophus cohenae
Taylor, Stoffberg, Monadjem, Schoeman, Bayliss and Cotterill, 2012

Cohen's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cohenae) is a species of bat belonging to the family Rhinolophidae, endemic to South Africa. It was first described in 2012. The species was named after Lientjie Cohen who collected the type specimen in 2004.[2] It was first thought to be a Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat but has since been distinguished as a separate species by its unique echolocation frequencies.[3]

  1. ^ Cohen, L.; Taylor, P.; Jacobs, D.; Kearney, T.; MacEwan, K.; Monadjem, A.; Richards, L.R.; Schoeman, C.; Sethusa, T. (2017). "Rhinolophus cohenae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T64587154A64587542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T64587154A64587542.en.
  2. ^ Taylor, Peter J.; et al. (2012). "Four New Bat Species (Rhinolophus hildebrandtii Complex) Reflect Plio-Pleistocene Divergence of Dwarfs and Giants across an Afromontane Archipelago". PLOS ONE. 7 (9): e41744. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...741744T. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041744. PMC 3440430. PMID 22984399.
  3. ^ Gannon, Megan (September 13, 2012). "4 new bat species discovered - check out their freaky noses!". NBC News. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2012.