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Rhinolophus fumigatus Rüppell, 1842
Order: Chiroptera > Family: Rhinolophidae > Genus: Rhinolophus > Species: Rhinolophus fumigatus Rüppell, 1842
Common Name: Ruppell's Horseshoe Bat [English]
Type Description
Mus. Senckenbergianum, 3:132, 155.
Type Locality
Ethiopia, Shoa.
Measurements
Total length: 88-98 mm
Head and body: 67-70 mm
Tail length: 25-30 mm
Hindfoot length: 12-13 mm
Ear length: 23-25 mm
Forearm Length: 49-60 mm
Weight: 11.5-17.5 g
Head and body: 67-70 mm
Tail length: 25-30 mm
Hindfoot length: 12-13 mm
Ear length: 23-25 mm
Forearm Length: 49-60 mm
Weight: 11.5-17.5 g
Description
This Rhinolophus is of medium to large size, with a horseshoe that is equal to or broader than 9 mm. The connecting process is rounded but low. The body is light brown above and lighter below. The skull is very stout. The lateral profile of the skull is definitely concave and the frontal depression is distinct. The smallest tooth in the upper toothrow is either missing or completely outsidethe toothrow, and the posterior upper premolar is over 2/3 the length of the upper canine.
Comparisons
While of similar size, R. clivosus exhibits very little concavity on the dorsal aspect of the rostrum when the skull is viewed laterally and R. deckenii has an upper canine and posterior upper premolar that do not touch (these teeth are in contact in Rhinolophus fumigatus).
Distribution
This open country species, Rhinolophus fumigatus, can be found roosting close together in dark, moist areas throughout all of Africa just south of the Sahara. (Kingdon, 1984, 1997) In Tanzania, Rhinolophus fumigatus has been collected in the East Usambaras (near Amani), Kilombero, Same and Kilwa.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Insectivores and Bats). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2A:189, 236-243.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 126-127.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:328-332.
4. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
5. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 126-127.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:328-332.
4. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
5. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.