Pearson's horseshoe bat explained

Pearson's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus pearsonii) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.

The species is named after John Thomas Pearson. Additionally it is a food source of the parasite Sinospelaeobdella, a jawed land leech.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Huang. Taifu. Liu. Zhiwei. Gong. Xiaoyan. Wu. Tao. Liu. Hui. Deng. Jiaxin. Zhang. Youxiang. Peng. Qingzhong. Zhang. Libiao. Liu. Zhixiao. 2019-02-25. Vampire in the darkness: a new genus and species of land leech exclusively bloodsucking cave-dwelling bats from China (Hirudinda: Arhynchobdellida: Haemadipsidae). Zootaxa. 4560. 2. zootaxa.4560.2.2. 10.11646/zootaxa.4560.2.2. 1175-5334. 31716579. 92229405 .

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