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Pearson's horseshoe bat

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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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bates, P.J.J.; Bumrungsri, S.; Csorba, G.; Mao, X.G. (2019). "Rhinolophus pearsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19559A21993105. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T19559A21993105.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Huang, Taifu; Liu, Zhiwei; Gong, Xiaoyan; Wu, Tao; Liu, Hui; Deng, Jiaxin; Zhang, Youxiang; Peng, Qingzhong; Zhang, Libiao; Liu, Zhixiao (2019-02-25). "Vampire in the darkness: a new genus and species of land leech exclusively bloodsucking cave-dwelling bats from China (Hirudinda: Arhynchobdellida: Haemadipsidae)". Zootaxa. 4560 (2): zootaxa.4560.2.2. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4560.2.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31716579.
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Pearson's horseshoe bat: Brief Summary

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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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