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Mitred horseshoe bat

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The mitred horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mitratus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is endemic to India. Little is known about the species, because it is known only from the holotype, the specimen used to describe the species to science. The specimen was collected in Jharkhand in 1844.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Infraclass:Placentalia
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Mitred horseshoe bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. mitratus
Binomial name
Rhinolophus mitratus
Blyth, 1844
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