Rhinolophus cohenae P. J. Taylor et al. 2012
Creators: name: Burgin, Connor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus
Rhinolophus cohenae

description: 19. Cohen’s Horseshoe <b>Bat</b> <i>Rhinolophus cohenae</i> <b>French:</b> Rhinolophe de Cohen / <b>German:</b> Cohen-Hufeisennase / Spanish: Herradura de Cohen Taxonomy. <i>Rhinolophus cohenae</i> <b>P.</b> J. Taylor <i>et al,</i> 2012, “ Barberton, <b>Mountainland</b> Nature Reserve, 68 km SE Sudwala, <b>Mpumalanga</b> <i>Province</i>, South Africa, 25° 43’ 8”S; 31° 15’ 58” E; elevation 690 m asl.” <i>Rhinolophus cohenae</i> is in the <i>fumigatus</i> species group and in a clade including <i>R hildebrandtii, R mabuensis,</i> and <i>R smithersi.</i> Specimens of <i>R cohenaewere</i> <b>previously identified</b> as <i>R hildebrandtii,</i> <b>but recent</b> genetic and morphological studies justified its separate species status. <b>Monotypic.</b> <b>Distribution.</b> Known from a <b>few</b> localities in Limpopo and <b>Mpumalanga</b> <i>provinces</i> near Mbombela (= Nelspruit), NE South Africa. Descriptive <b>notes.</b> Forearm 66-68 mm. Cohen’s Horseshoe Bat is similar to Hildebrandt’s Horseshoe <b>Bat</b> <i>(hildebrandtii).</i> Dorsal pelage of Cohen’s Horseshoe <b>Bat</b> is gray to grayish brown; venter is <i>slighdy</i> paler. There is no orange morph. Males lack axillary tufts. Ears are medium-long in length. Noseleaf has low and rounded connecting process (in lateral view) that, in general, is similar to Hildebrandt’s Horseshoe Bat, except horseshoe is considerably wider at 13-5—16- 3 mm. Lower lip of Cohen’s Horseshoe Bat has single groove. <i>Wings</i> and uropatagium are dark grayish brown. Skull is robust, elongated, flattened in lateral profile, and similar to other <i>species</i> in the <i>hildebrandtii</i> clade. Dental formula is 32 or 30 teeth when an upper premolar is absent; P2 is <i>frequentiy</i> conspicuous and located in tooth row (a feature never seen in Hildebrandt’s Horseshoe Bat) or entirely absent; if absent, C1 and P4 are in contact. <b>Habitat.</b> Open <i>savanna</i> and grassland habitats, specifically mesic Highveld grassland, Lowveld, and central Bushveld bioregions, at elevations of 600-1100 m. <b>Food and</b> Feeding. No information. Breeding. No information. <b>Activity patterns.</b> Colonies of Cohen’s Horseshoe Bats are known to roost primarily in caves and abandoned mine shafts, although smaller day roosts have been found in fissures and crevices in rocky areas. Call shape is FM/CF/FM, with F component of 33 kHz in South Africa. <b>Movements, Home range and Social organization.</b> Up to 40 Cohen’s Horseshoe Bats have been reported in a single colony. <b>Status and Conservation</b>. Classified as Vulnerable on 77ie IUCN <i>Red List.</i> Cohen’s Horseshoe Bat is currendy only known from a few specimens in a restricted distribution and primarily threatened by illegal mining and general climate change. <b>Bibliography.</b> ACR (2018), Cohen et al. (2017), Taylor et al. (2012).
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 289-290, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3748525