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Based on morphological similarities, R darlingi was in the ferrumequinum species group with R damarmsis , R deckend , R silvestris, R hiUorum, R sakejiensis , R bocharicus, R ferrumequinum , R clivosus , R nippon , and R horaceki , however, based on genetics, it is now in the jumigatus group or close to R ferrumequinum . Additional phylogenetic research is needed. Rhinolophus darlingi previously included R damarensis as a subspecies, but they are now recognized as distinct species based on molecular and morphological evidence. Populations of R darlingi in West Africa might ultimately represent distinct species based on divergent ecological niches between these and populations in southern African. Monotypic.; [batnames2022]  ferrumequinum species group. Includes barbertonensis; see Hayman and Hill (1971). See Taylor (2000a) for distribution map.; [MDD2022] previously included R. damarensis; [batnames2023]  ferrumequinum species group. Includes barbertonensis; see Hayman and Hill (1971). See Taylor (2000a) for distribution map.; [MDD2023] previously included R. damarensis; [MDD2025_2.0] previously included R. damarensis; [batnames2025_1.7] ferrumequinumspecies group. Includes barbertonensis; see Hayman and Hill (1971). See Taylor (2000a) for distribution map.; [MDD2025_2.2] previously included R. damarensis				barbertonensis		barbertonensis, damarensis.	darlingi, damarensis	darlingi, damarensis	barbertonensis			darlingi	darlingi - barbertonensis	darlingi, barbertonensis		darlingi	darlingi - barbertonensis	darlingi, barbertonensis 	darlingi, barbetonensis	darlingi 	darlingi - barbertonensis	darlingi Andersen, 1905|barbertonensis A. Roberts, 1924|barbetonensis Jacobs, Babiker, Bastian, T. Kearney, van Eeden, & J. M. Bishop, 2013 [incorrect subsequent spelling]		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	Darling's horseshoe bat	Tanzania – Namibia, Transvaal, Mozambique	Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp.	Rhinolophus darlingi	Zimbabwe, Mazoe.	K. Andersen	1905	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 15:70.	Distribution: More or less confined to dryer parts of southern and eastern Africa from Tanzania to Angola and the Cape Province.		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5	Darling's horseshoe bat	Nigeria, Tanzania – Namibia – Mozambique	Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.	K. Andersen	1905	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 15:70.	Includes barbertonensis; see Hayman and Hill (1971:23).	Transvaal (South Africa), Namibia, S Angola, N and W Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania.	Zimbabwe, Mazoe.		ANDERSEN	1905	Metacarpal of third digit unusually short. Sella markedly pandurate. Horseshoe rela tively broad. Anterior upper premolar extruded from toothrow and greatly reduced. Anterior na sal swellings enlarged. Size medium (forearm length, 45-50 mm).	Distribution: More or less confined to dryer parts of southern and eastern Africa from Tanzania to Angola and the Cape Province.	Two subspecies are currently recog nized:	R. d. darlingi (same range as species except Namibia), R. d. damarensis (Namibia).	54	species	R. darlingi	ANDERSEN	1905	Rhinolophus	genus	Rhinolophus darlingi				Metacarpal of third digit unusually short. Sella markedly pandurate. Horseshoe rela tively broad. Anterior upper premolar extruded from toothrow and greatly reduced. Anterior na sal swellings enlarged. Size medium (forearm length, 45-50 mm).	Two subspecies are currently recog nized:		24. R. darlingi ANDERSEN 1905 [ferrumequinum group].	24	NA			Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).	CHIROPTERA	Rhinolophidae			Rhinolophus darlingi	Rhinolophus		darlingi	K. Andersen		1905		Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7	15		70		Darling's Horseshoe Bat	Zimbabwe, Mazoe.	NE South Africa, Namibia, S Angola, N and W Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Nigeria.	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).	barbertonensis Roberts, 1924; damarensis Roberts, 1946.	ferrumequinum species group. Includes barbertonensis; see Hayman and Hill (1971). See Taylor (2000a) for distribution map.	885887A2FFC18A26F89AF3F4F964D1A2	Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions	978-84-16728-19-0	hbmw_9_Rhinolophidae.pdf.imf	hash://md5/7461ffdaffcf8a29ffccffa1ff85d963	293	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/88/58/87/885887A2FFC18A27FF64FEF9FDADD6FF.xml	Rhinolophus darlingi	Rhinolophidae	Rhinolophus	darlingi	K. Andersen	1905	Rhinolophe de Darling @fr | Darling-Hufeisennase @de | Herradura de Darling @es | German @en	Rhinolophus darlingi K Andersen, 1905 , “[ Upper] Mazoe [Valley], Mashonaland , 4000 ft. [= 1219 m ],” Zimbabwe . Based on morphological similarities, R darlingi was in the ferrumequinum species group with R damarmsis , R deckend , R silvestris, R hiUorum, R sakejiensis , R bocharicus, R ferrumequinum , R clivosus , R nippon , and R horaceki , however, based on genetics, it is now in the jumigatus group or close to R ferrumequinum . Additional phylogenetic research is needed. Rhinolophus darlingi previously included R damarensis as a subspecies, but they are now recognized as distinct species based on molecular and morphological evidence. Populations of R darlingi in West Africa might ultimately represent distinct species based on divergent ecological niches between these and populations in southern African. Monotypic.	SE Africa from SE Zambia , S Malawi , W Mozambique , Zimbabwe , and N Botswana to Swaziland and C & E South Africa , and isolated records from Uganda and Tanzania ; there are also apparently records from Togo , Benin , C Nigeria , NE Egypt , and Lesotho , but they need validation and are not mapped here.	Head-body c. 50-62 mm , tail 20—37 mm , ear 15-23 mm , hindfoot 8-11 mm , forearm 41- 6—51 mm ; weight 6-13 g . Dorsal pelage is gray, brownish gray, or grayish brown (hairs are cream or pale grayish brown, with darker gray, brownish gray, or grayish brown tips); venter is paler, generally pale gray. There is no orange morph. Males lack axillary tufts. Ears are short (40—47% of forearm length). Noseleaf has large subtriangular lancet, with slighdy concave sides and blundy pointed tip; connecting process is smoothly rounded and subequal to height of sella or slightly shorter; sella is naked, with concave sides and broad, rounded tip; and horseshoe is narrow at 7-1-9- 1 mm , nearly covers muzzle, and has lateral leaflets and deep median emargination. Lower lip has one medial groove. Wings and uropatagium are translucent gray to black. Baculum is trumpet-shaped, with rounded, relatively short shaft. Skull is robust, with thick zygomatic arches (zygomatic width is larger than mastoid width); nasal swellings are medium in relative height; frontal depression is shallow to moderately deep, and supraorbital ridges are well defined; sagittal crest is somewhat well-developed anteriorly but weakly developed to absent posteriorly; and interpterygoid groove is conspicuous. P2 is small and completely displaced labially or absent, allowing C1 and P4 to touch, and P3 is tiny and completely displaced labially or absent so that P2 and P4 are in contact Dental formula is variable: I 1/2, C 1/1, P 2/2, M 3/3 (x2) = 30; I 1/2, C 1/1, P 1/2, M 3/3 (x2) = 28; I 1/2, C 1/1, P 2/3, M 3/3 ( x 2) = 32; or 11/2, C 1/1, P 1/3, M 3/3 (x2) = 30. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 58 and FNa = 60 ( South Africa ).	Mesic and semiarid woodland savannas. Darling’s Horseshoe Bats mainly roost in caves and abandoned mines, preferring rocky terrain with crevices in southern part of their distribution.	Darling’s Horseshoe Bat is insectivorous ; it might forage in cluttered areas.	Darling’s Horseshoe Bat might be seasonally monoestrous, but there are not enough data to confirm this. Pregnant females have been captured in October in South Africa and in December in Zimbabwe . A female with young was captured in October in Zimbabwe . Litter size is nearly always one, but twin fetuses were reported in Zimbabwe , with a fetus in each uterine hom.	Darling’s Horseshoe Bats are nocturnal and are known to roost by day in caves, abandoned mines, large hollow trees, and unused buildings. Call shape is FM/CF/FM, with mean F component of 88-1 kHz and 86 kHz in South Africa and 86-2 kHz and 85-8 kHz in Swaziland .	Darling’s Horseshoe Bats are known to roost in colonies with two to c.150 individuals, although they are typically found in roosts of dozens of individuals. In roosts, they hang in small clusters but do not touch each another.	Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Darling’s Horseshoe Bat has a wide distribution with no major threats currently identified, although they might be locally threatened by habitat destruction.	ACR (2018) | Cotterill & Happold (2013a) | Csorba et al. (2003) | Happold (1987) | Jacobs, Babiker et al. (2013) | Jacobs, Barclay & Walker (2007) | Monadjem, Reside & Lumsden (2007) | Monadjem, Shapiro et al. (2017) | Monadjem, Taylor, Jacobs & Cotterill (2017e) | Rautenbach (1986) | Skinner & Chimimba (2005) | Smithers (1968) | Taylor (1999, 2000)	https://zenodo.org/record/3749956/files/figure.png	24 . Darling’s Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus darlingi French: Rhinolophe de Darling I German : Darling-Hufeisennase / Spanish: Herradura de Darling Taxonomy. Rhinolophus darlingi K Andersen, 1905 , “[ Upper] Mazoe [Valley], Mashonaland , 4000 ft. [= 1219 m ],” Zimbabwe . Based on morphological similarities, R darlingi was in the ferrumequinum species group with R damarmsis , R deckend , R silvestris, R hiUorum, R sakejiensis , R bocharicus, R ferrumequinum , R clivosus , R nippon , and R horaceki , however, based on genetics, it is now in the jumigatus group or close to R ferrumequinum . Additional phylogenetic research is needed. Rhinolophus darlingi previously included R damarensis as a subspecies, but they are now recognized as distinct species based on molecular and morphological evidence. Populations of R darlingi in West Africa might ultimately represent distinct species based on divergent ecological niches between these and populations in southern African. Monotypic. Distribution. SE Africa from SE Zambia , S Malawi , W Mozambique , Zimbabwe , and N Botswana to Swaziland and C & E South Africa , and isolated records from Uganda and Tanzania ; there are also apparently records from Togo , Benin , C Nigeria , NE Egypt , and Lesotho , but they need validation and are not mapped here. Descriptive notes. Head-body c. 50-62 mm , tail 20—37 mm , ear 15-23 mm , hindfoot 8-11 mm , forearm 41- 6—51 mm ; weight 6-13 g . Dorsal pelage is gray, brownish gray, or grayish brown (hairs are cream or pale grayish brown, with darker gray, brownish gray, or grayish brown tips); venter is paler, generally pale gray. There is no orange morph. Males lack axillary tufts. Ears are short (40—47% of forearm length). Noseleaf has large subtriangular lancet, with slighdy concave sides and blundy pointed tip; connecting process is smoothly rounded and subequal to height of sella or slightly shorter; sella is naked, with concave sides and broad, rounded tip; and horseshoe is narrow at 7-1-9- 1 mm , nearly covers muzzle, and has lateral leaflets and deep median emargination. Lower lip has one medial groove. Wings and uropatagium are translucent gray to black. Baculum is trumpet-shaped, with rounded, relatively short shaft. Skull is robust, with thick zygomatic arches (zygomatic width is larger than mastoid width); nasal swellings are medium in relative height; frontal depression is shallow to moderately deep, and supraorbital ridges are well defined; sagittal crest is somewhat well-developed anteriorly but weakly developed to absent posteriorly; and interpterygoid groove is conspicuous. P2 is small and completely displaced labially or absent, allowing C1 and P4 to touch, and P3 is tiny and completely displaced labially or absent so that P2 and P4 are in contact Dental formula is variable: I 1/2, C 1/1, P 2/2, M 3/3 (x2) = 30; I 1/2, C 1/1, P 1/2, M 3/3 (x2) = 28; I 1/2, C 1/1, P 2/3, M 3/3 ( x 2) = 32; or 11/2, C 1/1, P 1/3, M 3/3 (x2) = 30. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 58 and FNa = 60 ( South Africa ). Habitat. Mesic and semiarid woodland savannas. Darling’s Horseshoe Bats mainly roost in caves and abandoned mines, preferring rocky terrain with crevices in southern part of their distribution. Food and Feeding. Darling’s Horseshoe Bat is insectivorous ; it might forage in cluttered areas. Breeding. Darling’s Horseshoe Bat might be seasonally monoestrous, but there are not enough data to confirm this. Pregnant females have been captured in October in South Africa and in December in Zimbabwe . A female with young was captured in October in Zimbabwe . Litter size is nearly always one, but twin fetuses were reported in Zimbabwe , with a fetus in each uterine hom. Activity patterns. Darling’s Horseshoe Bats are nocturnal and are known to roost by day in caves, abandoned mines, large hollow trees, and unused buildings. Call shape is FM/CF/FM, with mean F component of 88-1 kHz and 86 kHz in South Africa and 86-2 kHz and 85-8 kHz in Swaziland . Movements, Home range and Social organization. Darling’s Horseshoe Bats are known to roost in colonies with two to c.150 individuals, although they are typically found in roosts of dozens of individuals. In roosts, they hang in small clusters but do not touch each another. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Darling’s Horseshoe Bat has a wide distribution with no major threats currently identified, although they might be locally threatened by habitat destruction. Bibliography. ACR (2018), Cotterill & Happold (2013a), Csorba eta/. (2003), Happold (1987), Jacobs, Babiker et al. (2013), Jacobs, Barclay & Walker (2007), Monadjem, Reside & Lumsden (2007), Monadjem, Shapiro et al. (2017), Monadjem, Taylor, Jacobs & Cotterill (2017e), Rautenbach (1986), Skinner & Chimimba (2005), Smithers (1968), Taylor (1999, 2000).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Rhinolophidae	Rhinolophus darlingi	Rhinolophus		darlingi	K. Andersen	1905	0	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 7, 15: 70	Darling's Horseshoe Bat	 barbertonensis Roberts, 1924.	Zimbabwe, Mazoe.	NE South Africa, Namibia, S Angola, N and W Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Nigeria.	Not listed.	Least Concern	 ferrumequinum species group. Includes barbertonensis; see Hayman and Hill (1971). See Taylor (2000a) for distribution map.	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Rhinolophus darlingi	23	Darling's Horseshoe Bat		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	PTEROPODIFORMES	NA	NA	RHINOLOPHOIDEA	RHINOLOPHIDAE	NA	NA	Rhinolophus	NA	darlingi	K. Andersen	1905	0	Rhinolophus_Darlingi	Andersen, K. (1905). Further descriptions of new Rhinolophi from Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 7, 15, 70.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63423#page/84/mode/1up	BM 1895.8.27.1		"[Upper] Mazoe [Valley], Mashonaland, 4000 ft. [= 1219 m]," Zimbabwe.			darlingi K. Andersen, 1905|barbertonensis Roberts, 1924	previously included R. damarensis	Jacobs, D. S., Babiker, H., Bastian, A., Kearney, T., van Eeden, R., & Bishop, J. M. (2013). Phenotypic convergence in genetically distinct lineages of a Rhinolophus species complex (Mammalia, Chiroptera). PloS one, 8(12), e82614.	Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Zimbabwe|Botswana|Eswatini|South Africa|Uganda|Tanzania|Democratic Republic of the Congo?|Togo?|Benin?|Nigeria?|Egypt?|Lesotho?	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Rhinolophus_darlingi	0	sciname match	Rhinolophus_darlingi	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	70000000	Rhinolophus darlingi	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	RHINOLOPHIDAE	Rhinolophus	darlingi	K. Andersen, 1905		20000000	Rhinolophus darlingi	Least Concern		2017	2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	This bat is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, it occurs in a number of protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.	Generally associated with savanna and savanna-woodland type habitats. It is dependant on caves, mines, broken rocky areas, buildings and similar structures as roost sites (Skinner and Chimimba 2005).	There appear to be no major threats to this species as a whole.	This is a locally common species that, while usually found in small numbers, can be represented by hundreds of bats in a colony (Skinner and Chimimba 2005).	Unknown	This bat is largely distributed in southern Africa with some additional records outside of this area. Skinner and Chimimba (2005) report that it has been recorded from Namibia and northeastern Botswana; that it is widely distributed in Zimbabwe; in South Africa it is known from Limpopo Province, eastern Mpumalanga, northern Gauteng, in parts of the Eastern Cape and the Northern Cape, and from KwaZulu-Natal; in much of eastern Mozambique; and in the lowveld and Lubombo regions of Swaziland. It is unclear if the species is present in Lesotho. Outside of southern Africa, it has been recorded from Benguela in Angola, Banagi in Tanzania, and possibly from Nigeria suggesting a wider distribution than is currently known (Skinner and Chimimba 2005).		Terrestrial	This species is present within a number of protected areas. Further taxonomic studies are needed for populations recorded outside of southern Africa. No direct conservation measures are currently needed for the species as a whole.	Afrotropical		FALSE	FALSE	Global	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 	Rhinolophidae	Rhinolophus		darlingi	K. Andersen	1905	0	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 7, 15: 70	Darling's Horseshoe Bat	 barbertonensis Roberts, 1924.	Zimbabwe, Mazoe.	NE South Africa, Namibia, S Angola, N and W Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Nigeria.	Not listed.	Least Concern	 ferrumequinum species group. Includes barbertonensis; see Hayman and Hill (1971). See Taylor (2000a) for distribution map.	Rhinolophus darlingi	1004677	23	Darling's Horseshoe Bat		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	PTEROPODIFORMES	NA	NA	RHINOLOPHOIDEA	Rhinolophidae	NA	NA	Rhinolophus	NA	darlingi	K. Andersen	1905	0	Rhinolophus_Darlingi	Andersen, K. (1905). Further descriptions of new Rhinolophi from Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 7, 15, 70.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63423#page/84/mode/1up	BM 1895.8.27.1		"[Upper] Mazoe [Valley], Mashonaland, 4000 ft. [= 1219 m]," Zimbabwe.			darlingi K. Andersen, 1905|barbertonensis Roberts, 1924	previously included R. damarensis	Jacobs, D. S., Babiker, H., Bastian, A., Kearney, T., van Eeden, R., & Bishop, J. M. (2013). Phenotypic convergence in genetically distinct lineages of a Rhinolophus species complex (Mammalia, Chiroptera). PloS one, 8(12), e82614.				Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Zimbabwe|Botswana|Eswatini|South Africa|Uganda|Tanzania|Democratic Republic of the Congo?|Togo?|Benin?|Nigeria?|Egypt?|Lesotho?	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Rhinolophus_darlingi	0	sciname match	Rhinolophus_darlingi	0	Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393	Rhinolophus_darlingi	1004677	23	Darling's Horseshoe Bat		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yinpterochiroptera	NA	NA	Rhinolophoidea	Rhinolophidae	NA	NA	Rhinolophus	NA	darlingi	Andersen	0	Rhinolophus Darlingi	Andersen, K.C. 1905-01-01. Further descriptions of new _Rhinolophi_ from Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)15(85):70-76.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19243588	BMNH:Mamm:1895.8.27.1	holotype	https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f557399a-9a8c-4f05-a4f5-dfbbcc2cc960	"[Upper] Mazoe [Valley], Mashonaland, 4000 ft. [= 1219 m]," Zimbabwe.			previously included R. damarensis	Jacobs, D. S., Babiker, H., Bastian, A., Kearney, T., van Eeden, R., & Bishop, J. M. (2013). Phenotypic convergence in genetically distinct lineages of a Rhinolophus species complex (Mammalia, Chiroptera). PloS one, 8(12), e82614.				Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Zimbabwe|Botswana|Eswatini|South Africa|Uganda|Tanzania|Democratic Republic of the Congo?|Togo?|Benin?|Nigeria?|Egypt?|Lesotho?	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Rhinolophus_darlingi	0	sciname match	Rhinolophus_darlingi	0	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586	Rhinolophidae	Rhinolophus		darlingi	K. Andersen	1905	0	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 7, 15: 70	Darling's Horseshoe Bat	barbertonensis Roberts, 1924.	Zimbabwe, Mazoe.	NE South Africa, Namibia, S Angola, N and W Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Nigeria.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/67369483/21981665/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	ferrumequinumspecies group. Includes barbertonensis; see Hayman and Hill (1971). See Taylor (2000a) for distribution map.		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Rhinolophus darlingi; Rhinolophus darlingi; Rhinolophus darlingi; Rhinolophus darlingi; Rhinolophus darlingi; Rhinolophus darlingi; darlingi; damarensis; barbertonensis; barbertonensis; darlingi; barbertonensis; Rhinolophe de Darling; Darling-Hufeisennase; Herradura de Darling; German; Darling's Horseshoe Bat; Darling's Horseshoe Bat; Darling's Horseshoe Bat; R. darlingi