Rhinolophus willardi Kerbis Peterhans &amp; Fahr in Kerbis Peterhans et al 2013
Creators: name: Burgin, Connor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus
Rhinolophus willardi

description: 39. <b>Willard’s</b> Horseshoe <b>Bat</b> <i>Rhinolophus willardi</i> French: Rhinolophe de Willard / <b>German:</b> <i>Willard-Hufeisennase</i> / <b>Spanish:</b> Herradura de Willard Taxonomy. <i>Rhinolophus willardi</i> Kerbis Peterhans &amp; Fahr in Kerbis Peterhans <i>et al,</i> 2013, “ Misotschi-Kabogo highlands, north of Kalemie, Kilicha River, above the western shore of Lake Tanganyika, South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 5°06 <i>'</i> 9”S, 29°03’56”E, 1880 m. ” <i>Rhinolophus willardi</i> is in the <i>maclaudi</i> species group. Monotypic. <b>Distribution.</b> Known only from <b>MisotschiKabogo</b> Highlands, E DR Congo. Descriptive <b>notes.</b> Head-body 61-73 mm, tail 22-26 mm, ear 24- 2-29 mm, hindfoot 12-12- 5 mm, forearm 49-7-51- 5 mm; weight 14-16 g. Dorsal pelage is dark smoky brown; venter is barely paler but more grayish with slight sheen. There is no known orange morph. Males lack <i>axillary</i> tufts. Ears are large (49-56% <i>of</i> forearm length), <i>relatively</i> short for <i>maclaudi</i> group, with twelve internal folds. Noseleaf has subtriangular lancet, with narrow tip; connecting process is low and semicircular; sella is hairy, upright, and about parallel to lancet, having concave sides and distinctly broadened and rounded spoon-shaped top; narial lobes at base ofsella are very enlarged, forming <i>nearly</i> circular cup; nostrils are bordered by semicircular raised rims that are parallel to inner <i>cup</i>; and horseshoe is of medium width at 11- 7 mm, covers <b>muzzle</b>, and has lateral leaflets and conspicuous median emargination. <i>Wings</i> and uropatagium are dark smoky brown. Skull is large; rostral part is elongated; zygomatic width is subequal to mastoid width; chambers of nasal swellings are subcircular in dorsal <i>view</i>; and infraorbital bridge is short and very <i>stout</i>. P2 is small and displaced labially from tooth row, and C1 and P4 are nearly in contact <b>Habitat.</b> Montane tropical forest at elevations of 1880-1950 m. Holotype of Willard’s Horseshoe Bat was captured in a clearing near a stream in a deep valley. <i>Forest</i> cover on surrounding slopes was dense, with tall trees (40—50 m) and fairly open understory. <b>Food and</b> Feeding. No information. <b>Breeding.</b> No information. Activity patterns. No information. <b>Movements, Home range and Social organization.</b> No information. <b>Status and Conservation.</b> Not assessed on <i>The</i> IUCN <i>Red List. Willard’s</i> Horseshoe <b>Bat</b> is <i>currently</i> known from <i>only</i> four specimens collected in 2007, none of which were found in a protected area. <i>Virtually</i> nothing is known about its <i>ecology</i> and threats. Additional research is needed to assess its conservation status. <b>Bibliography.</b> <i>ACR</i> (2018), Kerbis Peterhans et al. (2013).
description: Published as part of <i>Burgin, Connor, 2019, Rhinolophidae, pp. 280-332 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions</i> on pages 299-300, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3748525