Rhinolophus clivosus Cretzschmar 1828

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Rhinolophidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 350-365 : 353

Rhinolophus clivosus Cretzschmar 1828

Rhinolophus clivosus Cretzschmar 1828 , in: Ruppell, Atlas Reise Nordl. Afr., Zool. Saugeth.: 47.

Type Locality: Saudi Arabia, Red Sea Coast, Muwaylih (= Mohila), (approx. 27°49'N, 35°30'E).

Vernacular Names: Geoffroy's Horseshoe Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Rhinolophus clivosus subsp. clivosus Cretzschmar 1828

Subspecies Rhinolophus clivosus subsp. acrotis Heuglin 1861

Subspecies Rhinolophus clivosus subsp. augur K. Andersen 1904

Subspecies Rhinolophus clivosus subsp. brachygnathus K. Andersen 1905

Subspecies Rhinolophus clivosus subsp. keniensis Hollister 1916

Subspecies Rhinolophus clivosus subsp. schwarzi Heim de Balsac 1934

Subspecies Rhinolophus clivosus subsp. zuluensis K. Andersen 1904

Distribution: Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Dem. Rep. Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia.

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

Discussion: ferrumequinum species group. Does not include bocharicus ; see Hanák (1969), DeBlase (1980), Gromov and Baranova (1981), and Pavlinov and Rossolimo (1987). Does not include deckenii or silvestris ; see Koopman (1975), Cotterill (2002), and Csorba et al. (2003). Does not include hillorum , see Cotterill (2002). Also see Harrison and Bates (1991). Reviewed in part by Horácek et al. (2000).