Species of Thailand
Pearson's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus pearsonii
Thomas Horsfield, 1851
Pearson's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus pearsonii) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.
The species is named after John Thomas Pearson. Additionally it is a food source of the parasite Sinospelaeobdella, a jawed land leech.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Rhinolophidae
- Genus
- Rhinolophus
- Species
- Rhinolophus pearsonii
Synonyms
- Rhinolophus pearsoni, Thomas Horsfield (1851)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Saraburi
- Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Doi Phu Nang National Park
- Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi
- Khao Yai National Park
- Lan Sak District, Uthai Thani
- Muak Lek District, Saraburi
- Mueang Loei District, Loei
- Namtok Pha Charoen National Park
- Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi
- Tha Yang District, Phetchaburi