Rhinolophus (Rhinolophus) pearsonii, Horsfield

Horsfield, Thomas, 1851, Rhinolophus, Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East India Company, 75, Great Queen Street, London: East India Company, Museum, pp. 33-36 : 3

43. RHINOLOPHUS PEARSONII, Horsfield .

ColoUr above, dark broWn With a slight shade of chestnUt; Underneath, broWn With a sooty cast; fUr, very long, dense, and soft; ears, distinct, With an additional roUnded lobe beloW, measUring anteriorly nearly three-foUrths of an inch; point of the facial crest, moderately developed; length from the tip of the nose to the root of the tail, three inches; tail, half an inch; length of the forearm, tWo inches; expanse of the Wings, eleven inches. AlthoUgh allied to Mr. Hodgson’s R. tragratus, possesses distinct characters.

H ab. Darjiling.

A. Presented by John Thomas Pearson, Esq.