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Rhinolophus virgo
K. Andersen, 1905. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1905:88.
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ORDER—CHIROPTERA
FAMILY—Rhinolophidae
COMMON NAME—Yellow-faced
horseshoe bat.
DISTRIBUTION—Philippines
only, found throughout the Philippines. Records from Batan (USNM), Busuanga
(USNM), Catanduanes (USNM), Cebu (AMNH), Jolo (AMNH), Leyte (USNM), Luzon
[Abra (SMF), Camarines Sur (USNM), Isabela (FMNH), Laguna (AMNH), Pampanga
(USNM), Sorsogon (FMNH) provinces], Maripipi (USNM), Mindanao [Bukidnon
(SMF)], Negros (FMNH), Palawan (FMNH), and Sibuyan (FMNH). Also reported
from Mindanao [South Cotabato Province (Taylor, 1934)]
and Lubang (Lawrence, 1939).
HABITAT—Primary
lowland forest from 250 to 1100 m, with several records from caves (Heaney
et al., 1991; Rickart et al., 1993), and one from a darkened cavity in
a tree buttress (Taylor, 1934).
STATUS—Widespread
and moderately common.
COMMENT—Closely
related to R. celebensis (Corbet and Hill, 1992).
COMMENT ADDED IN 2005––Fairly common on Palawan Island (Esselstyn et al., 2004). Sedlock (2001) described the echolocation call.
NOTE ADDED IN 2005--Documented in montane forest at 925 m elevation in Balbalasang, Kalinga Province (Heaney et al. 2004)
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(photograph by P. Heideman)
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