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Poso Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus belligerator

Classification

The Poso horseshoe bat or belligerent horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus belligerator) is an endangered species of horseshoe bat found only on Sulawesi Island, which is part of Indonesia. Taxonomy and etymology The single known specimen was described in 1988 by British bat specialist John Edwards Hill and identified as the arcuate horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus arcuatus). Hill wrote that the bat was most similar to the subspecies Rhinolophus arcuatus proconsulis, which is otherwise known only from Borneo.

Distribution

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