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Doryrhina

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Doryrhina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Doryrhina
Peters, 1871

Doryrhina is a genus of bats belonging to the family Hipposideridae. The best known species, Doryrhina cyclops, was long placed in the diverse genus Hipposideros, but a 2017 study found that it did not form a monophyletic group with true Hipposideros. Consequently, it was placed in a separate genus, Doryrhina.[1] A second species, Doryrhina camerunensis, has not been studied genetically, but it is generally thought to be related to D. cyclops, so it was also moved to Doryrhina.[2]

Both species are restricted to Africa, ranging from Senegal to Kenya.[2]

Species:

References

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  1. ^ Foley, Nicole M.; Goodman, Steven M.; Whelan, Conor V.; Puechmaille, Sébastien J.; Teeling, Emma (2017). "Towards navigating the Minotaur's labyrinth: Cryptic diversity and taxonomic revision within the speciose genus Hipposideros (Hipposideridae)". Acta Chiropterologica. 19 (1): 1–18. doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2017.19.1.001.
  2. ^ a b Musila, Simon; Monadjem, Ara; Webala, Paul W.; Patterson, Bruce D.; Hutterer, Rainer; Jong, Yvonne A.; Butynski, Thomas M.; Mwangi, Geoffrey; Chen, Zhong-zheng; Jiang, Xue-long (2019). "An annotated checklist of mammals of Kenya". Zoological Research. 40 (1): 1–51.