Rhinolophus rouxii Temminck 1835

Rhinolophus rouxii Temminck 1835, Monogr. Mamm., Vol. 2: 306.

Type Locality: India, Pondicherry and Calcutta.

Vernacular Names: Rufous Horseshoe Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Rhinolophus rouxii subsp. rouxii Temminck 1835

Subspecies Rhinolophus rouxii subsp. rubidus Kelaart 1850

Distribution: Sri Lanka, peninsular India to S Burma and Vietnam. Reports of this species from Cambodia are likely erroneous; see Kock (2000 a).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: rouxii species group. Includes petersii; see Sinha (1973). Does not include sinicus; see Thomas (2000). Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997) and Horácek et al. (2000); revised by Thomas (2000). Sometimes spelled rouxi (e.g., Horácek et al., 2000; Koopman, 1993).