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489:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
283:Rhinolophus megaphyllus megaphyllus
312:Rhinolophus megaphyllus vandeuseni
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243:A species was first described by
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297:Rhinolophus megaphyllus ignifer
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203:Smaller horseshoe bat range
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265:Mammal Species of the World
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367:Rhinolophus arcuatus
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161:R. megaphyllus
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