Rhinolophus maendeleo, Kock, Csorba & K M. Howell, 2000
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2 View On . Maendeleo Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus maendeleo View in CoL
French: Rhinolophe de Tanga / German: Tanga-Hufeisennase I Spanish: Herradura deTanga Other common names: Tanzanian Horseshoe Bat
Taxonomy. Rhinolophus maendeleo Kock, Csorba & K M. Howell, 2000 ,
“ Amboni Cave Forest, 05°05’S - 39°02’E, 0- 80 m, Mkulumuzi River Gorge , 2.5 km W of Tanga, Tanga Distr ., NE-Tanzania.” GoogleMaps Rhinolophus maendeleo is in the odami species group. Two specimens reported as R cf. maendeleo by A. Monadjem and colleagues in 2010 from Mozambique probably represent R maendeleo , but they have some morphological peculiarities that warrant investigation; these records are included in R maendeleo here. Monotypic.
Distribution. NE & C Tanzania (Amboni Cave Forest, Mazumbai Forest Reserve on E ridge of West Usambara Mts, and Iringa region) and N Mozambique (Mt Namuli). View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head—body c. 46-49 mm, tail 23—26 mm, ear 24—25 mm, hindfoot 8 mm, forearm 47-5—49- 1 mm; weight 6-15- 5 g. Dorsal pelage is medium brown, and ventral pelage is beige that merges into white on lower abdomen. Darker brown collar occurs around lower neck and upper chest. Ears are comparatively large (49—51% of forearm length), with bluntly pointed tip; tail is relatively long; and membranes are brown. Noseleaf is moderately wide (breadth 8-2—8- 4 mm) and almost covers muzzle; posterior component is subtriangular, with erect tip; sella is naked and wide at base, with well-developed narial cup, and constricted in middle; connecting process forms continuous arch and basal part is almost parallel to sella; lancet tip is nearly straightsided; and there are three mental grooves on lower lip. Baculum has basal cone that is deeply incised and projects proximally; dorsal part forms two long wings and ventral incision is less deep; and distal part of baculum is strongly flattened dorso-ventrally. Skull is narrow, and zygomatic width is equal to or slighdy narrower than mastoid width; nasal swellings are moderately high; anterior median swellings are bulbous, broad, and long; posterior swellings are less developed; frontal depression is moderately deep; sagittal crest is low; infraorbital foramen is open and not covered by bony bar; P2 is small and within tooth row, widely separating C1 and P4; P3 is small and somewhat displaced labially; and P2 and P4 are separated.
Habitat. Coastal lowland forest and relict lower montane forest from sea level to elevations of C. 1900 m (0—80 m in Amboni Cave Forest, 1400—1900 m in Masumbai Forest, and C. 1650 m at Iringa).
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. Maendeleo Horseshoe Bats roost in caves.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Very little is known about the ecology of Maendeleo Horseshoe Bats, especially because few specimens have been reported.
Bibliography. ACR (2018), Csorba eta/. (2003), Happold, M. (2013t), Jacobs et al. (2008b), Kock et al. (2000), Monadjem, Schoeman et al. (2010).
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