Diversity, taxonomy and conservation status of horseshoe bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam
Author affiliations
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15625/0866-7160/v39n2.9213Keywords:
Horseshoe bat, Vietnam, taxonomy, diversity, conservation statusAbstract
Over the recent years, results from investigation into the family Horseshoe bats (Rhinolophidae) indicated that the taxonomic status of many species in Vietnam is still unclear. Having studied on 1,140 specimens of the genus Rhinolophus, we confirm that Vietnam is a home to 20 horseshoe bat species. Remarkably, our study results obtained 6 unusual forms belonging to 5 species complexes: R. affinis, R. malayanus, R. thomasi, R. paradoxolophus and R. marshalli. These froms differ from the described species in all morphology, echolocation and genetics. Conservation status of 4 rarely documented species of horseshoe bats from Vietnam: R. thomasi, R. paradoxolophus, R. osgoodi and R. luctus is also given in this paper.
Citation: Hoang Trung Thanh, Nguyen Truong Son, Nguyen Van Sang, Dinh Nho Thai, Nguyen Huy Hoang, Vuong Tan Tu, Nguyen Xuan Huan, Vu Dinh Thong, 2017. Diversity, taxonomy and conservation status of horseshoe bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam. Tap chi Sinh hoc, 39(2): 174-184. DOI: 10.15625/0866-7160/v39n2.9213
*Corresponding author: thanhht_ksh@vnu.edu.vn
Received 11 February 2017, accepted 16 February 2017
Downloads
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Academia Journal of Biology (AJB) is an open-access and peer-reviewed journal. The articles published in the AJB are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits for immediate free access to the articles to read, download, copy, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI), and without subscription charges or registration barriers. The full details of the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
