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<figureCitation box="[168,239,344,405]" captionStart="On" captionStartId="14.[164,207,4337,4364]" captionTargetBox="[105,3488,151,4690]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="On following pages: 27. African Forest Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus silvestris); 28. Upland Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hillorum); 29. Sakeji Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sakejiensis); 30. Bokhara Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus bocharicus); 31. Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum); 32. Geoffrey's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus clivosus); 33. Greater Japanese Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus nippon); 34. Horacek's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus horaceki); 35. Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus maclaudi); 36. Ziama Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ziama); 37. Hill's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hilli); 38. Kahuzi Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus kahuzi); 39. Willard's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus willardi); 40. Ruwenzori Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ruwenzorii); 41. Chinese Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus xinanzhongguoensis); 42. Big-eared Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus macrotis); 43. Osgood's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus osgoodi); 44. Allen's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus episcopus); 45. Thai Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus siamensis); 46, Schnitzler's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus schnitzten); M. King Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus rex); 48. Marshalls Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus marshalli)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3748529" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3748529/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">24</figureCitation>
. Darlings Horseshoe Bat
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<taxonomicName authorityName="K. Andersen" authorityYear="1905" box="[1020,1563,344,405]" class="Mammalia" family="Rhinolophidae" genus="Rhinolophus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="293" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="darlingi">
<emphasis box="[1020,1563,344,405]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Rhinolophus darlingi</emphasis>
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French: Rhinolophe
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Darling
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I
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</emphasis>
:
<emphasis box="[739,1029,420,447]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Darling-Hufeisennase</emphasis>
/
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1054,1178,420,447]" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Spanish:</emphasis>
Herradura
<emphasis box="[1331,1364,420,447]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">de</emphasis>
Darling
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[990,1201,520,559]" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName authority="K Andersen, 1905" authorityName="K Andersen" authorityYear="1905" class="Mammalia" family="Rhinolophidae" genus="Rhinolophus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="293" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="darlingi">
<emphasis box="[1214,1581,520,559]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Rhinolophus darlingi</emphasis>
K Andersen, 1905
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,
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“[
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Based on morphological similarities,
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<emphasis box="[991,1180,732,771]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">R darlingi</emphasis>
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was in the
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<emphasis box="[1372,1646,732,771]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">ferrumequinum</emphasis>
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species group with
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,
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, R
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silvestris, R hiUorum,
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, R
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bocharicus,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Benda &amp; Vallo" authorityYear="2012" box="[1078,1274,943,982]" class="Mammalia" family="Rhinolophidae" genus="Rhinolophus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="293" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="horaceki">R horaceki</taxonomicName>
,
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however, based on genetics, it is
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in the
<emphasis box="[1405,1585,996,1035]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">jumigatus</emphasis>
group or close to
<emphasis box="[1148,1474,1049,1088]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Schreber" authorityYear="1774" box="[1148,1469,1049,1088]" class="Mammalia" family="Rhinolophidae" genus="Rhinolophus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="293" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ferrumequinum">R ferrumequinum</taxonomicName>
.
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Additional phylogenetic research is needed.
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<emphasis box="[731,1300,1101,1140]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Rhinolophus darlingi previously</emphasis>
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included
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<emphasis box="[1492,1737,1101,1140]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">R damarensis</emphasis>
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as a subspecies, but
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are now recognized as distinct species based on molecular and morphological evidence. Populations of
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<emphasis box="[926,1115,1207,1246]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">R darlingi</emphasis>
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in
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Africa might ultimately represent distinct species based on divergent ecological niches between these and populations in southern African. Monotypic.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[165,402,1367,1406]" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Distribution.</emphasis>
SE Africa from SE
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, S
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, W
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,
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, and N
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to
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and C &amp; E
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, and isolated records from
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and
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,
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, C
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, NE
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, and
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, but they need validation and are not mapped here.
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Descriptive
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c.
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, tail
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, ear
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, forearm 41-
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. Dorsal pelage is gray, brownish gray, or grayish brown (hairs are cream or pale grayish brown, with darker gray, brownish gray, or grayish brown tips); venter is paler, generally pale gray. There is no orange morph. Males lack axillary tufts. Ears are short (40—47% of forearm length).
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has large subtriangular lancet, with slighdy concave sides and blundy pointed tip; connecting process is smoothly rounded and subequal to height of sella or slightly shorter; sella is naked, with concave sides and broad, rounded tip; and horseshoe is narrow at 7-1-9-
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, nearly covers muzzle, and has lateral leaflets and deep median emargination. Lower lip has one medial groove.
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and uropatagium are translucent gray to black. Baculum is trumpet-shaped, with rounded,
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shaft. Skull is robust, with thick zygomatic arches (zygomatic width is larger than mastoid width); nasal swellings are medium in relative height; frontal depression is shallow to moderately deep, and supraorbital ridges are well defined; sagittal crest is somewhat well-developed anteriorly but weakly developed to absent posteriorly; and interpterygoid groove is conspicuous. P2 is small and
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displaced labially or absent, allowing C1 and P4 to touch, and P3 is tiny and completely displaced labially or absent so that P2 and P4 are in contact Dental formula is variable: I 1/2, C 1/1, P 2/2, M 3/3 (x2) = 30; I 1/2, C 1/1, P 1/2, M 3/3 (x2) = 28; I 1/2, C 1/1, P 2/3, M 3/3 (
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2) = 32; or 11/2,
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1/1, P 1/3, M 3/3 (x2) = 30. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 58 and FNa = 60 (
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South
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).
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Habitat. Mesic and semiarid woodland savannas. Darlings Horseshoe Bats mainly roost in caves and abandoned mines, preferring
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terrain with crevices in southern part of their distribution.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[163,348,2851,2890]" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Food and</emphasis>
Feeding. Darlings Horseshoe Bat is
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; it
<emphasis box="[1382,1495,2851,2890]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">might</emphasis>
forage in cluttered areas.
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Breeding. Darlings Horseshoe Bat might be
<emphasis box="[1043,1232,2957,2996]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">seasonally</emphasis>
monoestrous, but there are not enough data to confirm this. Pregnant females have been captured in October in
<collectingCountry box="[214,452,3062,3101]" name="South Africa" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">South Africa</collectingCountry>
and in December in
<collectingCountry box="[860,1060,3062,3101]" name="Zimbabwe" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Zimbabwe</collectingCountry>
.
<emphasis box="[1077,1110,3062,3101]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">A</emphasis>
female with young was captured in October in
<collectingCountry box="[386,585,3115,3154]" name="Zimbabwe" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Zimbabwe</collectingCountry>
. Litter size is nearly always one,
<emphasis box="[1200,1265,3115,3154]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">but</emphasis>
twin fetuses were reported in
<collectingCountry box="[213,411,3168,3207]" name="Zimbabwe" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Zimbabwe</collectingCountry>
, with a fetus in each uterine hom.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="14.[160,1783,1101,3996]" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,481,3221,3260]" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
Darlings Horseshoe Bats are nocturnal and are known to roost by day in caves, abandoned mines, large hollow trees, and unused buildings. Call shape is FM/CF/FM, with mean F
<emphasis box="[724,946,3327,3366]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">component</emphasis>
of 88-1 kHz and 86 kHz in
<collectingCountry box="[1461,1698,3327,3366]" name="South Africa" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">South Africa</collectingCountry>
and 86-2 kHz and 85-8 kHz in
<collectingCountry box="[658,847,3380,3419]" name="Swaziland" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Swaziland</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="14.[160,1783,1101,3996]" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[162,839,3434,3473]" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Movements, Home range and Social</emphasis>
organization. Darlings Horseshoe Bats are known to roost in colonies with two to c.150 individuals, although they are
<emphasis box="[1451,1603,3488,3527]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">typically</emphasis>
found in roosts of dozens of individuals. In roosts,
<emphasis box="[945,1025,3540,3579]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">they</emphasis>
hang in small clusters
<emphasis box="[1456,1521,3540,3579]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">but</emphasis>
do not touch each another.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="14" pageNumber="293" type="conservation">
<paragraph blockId="14.[160,1783,1101,3996]" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[162,637,3646,3685]" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
Classified as Least Concern on
<emphasis box="[1254,1318,3646,3685]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">The</emphasis>
IUCN
<emphasis box="[1442,1593,3646,3685]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Red List.</emphasis>
Darlings Horseshoe Bat has a wide distribution with no major threats
<emphasis box="[1339,1512,3699,3738]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">currently</emphasis>
identified, although
<emphasis box="[313,393,3751,3790]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">they</emphasis>
might be locally threatened by habitat destruction.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="14" pageNumber="293" type="reference_group">
<paragraph blockId="14.[160,1783,1101,3996]" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[163,368,3811,3838]" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">Bibliography.</emphasis>
ACR (2018), Cotterill &amp; Happold (2013a), Csorba eta/. (2003), Happold (1987), Jacobs, Babiker et al. (2013), Jacobs, Barclay &amp; Walker (2007), Monadjem, Reside &amp; Lumsden (2007), Monadjem, Shapiro et
<emphasis box="[1746,1776,3863,3890]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="293">al.</emphasis>
(2017), Monadjem, Taylor, Jacobs &amp; Cotterill (2017e), Rautenbach (1986), Skinner &amp; Chimimba (2005), Smithers (1968), Taylor (1999, 2000).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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