Rhinolophus ziama, Fahr et al., 2012
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36 View On . Ziama Horseshoe Bat
French: Rhinolophe du Ziama / German: Ziama-Hufeisennase / Spanish: Herradura de Ziama
Taxonomy. Rhinolophus ziama Fahr et al, 2002 View in CoL ,
“ western edge of Sérédou near park station, border of‘Réserve de la Biosphère du Massifdu Ziama’, Guinée Forestière , Guinea. ” Rhinolophus ziama is in the maclaudi species group and is probably most closely related to R maclaudi . Monotypic.
Distribution. SE Guinea (Ziama Massif) and NW Liberia (Wonegizi Mts). View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body c. 74- 76 mm, tail 35-37 mm, ear 35-36 mm, hindfoot 14 mm, forearm 60 mm; weight 20- 5 g. The Ziama Horseshoe Bat is one of the largest horseshoe bats in Africa. Dorsal pelage is buffy brown (hairs are pale buff basally and pale brown at tips); venter is paler dirty buff, with pale brown sheen. There is no known orange morph. Males lack axillary tufts. Ears are very long (39-63% of forearm length), with 11—12 internal folds and very large antitragus. Noseleaf has long and narrow subtriangular lancet, with nearly parallel sides distally and rounded tip; connecting process is largely reduced, low, and concave, leaving large depression between sella and lancet; sella is inclined forward, with nearly parallel sides and enlarged lobes at base, forming heart-shaped, corolla-like cup; nostrils are bordered laterally by raised and nearly straight rims that almost reach anterior margin of horseshoe; and horseshoe is of medium width at 11- 5 mm, almost covers muzzle, and has no lateral leaflets and inconspicuous or absent median emarginadon. Lower lip has one medial groove. Wings and uropatagium are dark gray. Skull is large and slender, with weak zygomatic arches that are dorsally notched (zygomatic width is subequal to mastoid width); nasal swellings are high domed, with roughly heart-shaped chambers in dorsal view; frontal depression is very deep; sagittal crest is moderately developed anteriorly and poorly developed posteriorly; infraorbital bridge is very elongated and slender; and interpterygoid groove is very deep. P2 is small and in tooth row, separating C1 and P4; P3 is small and slightly to completely displaced labially; and P2 and P4 are in contact or separate.
Habitat. Primary and secondary montane and lowland tropical moist forests, recorded at elevations of c. 600 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. Day roosts of Ziama Horseshoe Bats are likely caves, although no records from roosts are known.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN ed List. The Ziama Horseshoe Bat is known from only a few specimens in a restricted distribution. It might be threatened by habitat destruction from logging, mining, and agricultural expansion.
Bibliography. ACR (2018), Fahr (2008c, 2013i), ahr et al. (2002), Weber & Fahr (2007b).
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