Authority citation: Kock, D., Csorba, G. and Howell, K.M. 2000. Rhinolophus maendeleo n. sp. from Tanzania, a horseshoe bat noteworthy for its systematics and biogeography. Senckenbergiana biologica 80(1-2):233-239.
Authority publication link: http://www.hunbat.hu/html/publikaciok_link/cikkek/east-asia/Rhinolophus_maendeleo_from_Tanzania.pdf
Original name as described: Rhinolophus maendeleo
Nominal names: maendeleo Kock, Csorba, & K. M. Howell, 2000
Other common names: Tanzanian Horseshoe Bat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Rhinolophidae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: SMF:MAMM:79643
Type locality: "Amboni Cave Forest, 05°05'S–39°02'E, 0–80 m, Mkulumuzi River Gorge, 2.5 km W of Tanga, Tanga Distr., NE-Tanzania."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Tanzania (TZA) | Mozambique (MOZ)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:
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