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Rhinolophus adami

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA CHIROPTERA RHINOLOPHIDAE

Scientific Name: Rhinolophus adami
Species Authority: Aellen & Brosset, 1968
Common Name/s:
English – Adam's Horseshoe Bat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2008
Assessor/s: Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.P.D. & Taylor, P.J.
Reviewer/s: Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of sufficient information on its extent of occurrence, natural history, threats and conservation status.
History:
2004 – Data Deficient
1996 – Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from the type series collected in Kimanika cave, Kouilou, in the Republic of Congo (Aellen and Brosset, 1968; Csorba, Ujhelyi and Thomas 2003).
Countries:
Native:
Congo
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Population [top]

Population: It is known only from ten specimens held in the Paris and Geneva museums (Aellen and Brosset 1968), and may be naturally rare, however, this requires confirmation.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The natural history of this species is poorly known. It was collected roosting in a cave, and is suspected to occur in tropical moist forest, however, further field surveys are needed to confirm this.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The threats to this species are currently unknown. It is possible that it is threatened by cave disturbance, however, this needs to be confirmed.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history, and threats to this species.
Citation: Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.P.D. & Taylor, P.J. 2008. Rhinolophus adami. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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