Rhinolophus hilli Aellen, 1973:101
Hill's horseshoe bat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1981
Rediscovered in January 2019
Distribution
Rwanda
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Aellen, V. (1973). Un Rhinolophus nouveau d’Afrique Centrale. Periodicum Biologorum 75(1): 101-105.
Other references:
Flanders, Jon et al. (2022a). Rediscovery of the critically endangered Hill's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) and other new records of bat species in Rwanda. ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e83547
Flanders, Jon et al. (2022b). Rediscovery of the critically endangered Hill's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) and other new records of bat species in Rwanda. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e83546. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e83546
Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2023. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Version 1.3. Accessed on 06/18/2023.
https://www.lostandfoundnature.com/blog/2022/05/11/the-lost-hills-horseshoe-bat/