Rhinolophus gorongosae P. J. Taylor et al, 2018 Rhinolophidae Burgin, Connor 7NDGV Taylor, Macdonald, Goodman, Kearney, Cotterill, Stoffberg, Monadjem, Schoeman, Guyton, Naskrecki & Richards 2018 [1084,1695,3255,3316] Mammalia Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus Animalia Chiroptera 6 285 Chordata species gorongosae    10. Gorongosa Horseshoe Bat  French: Rhinolophe du Gorongosa/  German: Gorongosa-Hufeisennase/ Spanish: Herradura de Gorongosa  Other common names: Least Horseshoe Bat   Taxonomy.  Rhinolophus gorongosaeP. J. Taylor et al,2018,   “ Bunga Inselberg, Gorongosa National Park, Sofala ProvinceMozambique- 18.599° S, 34.343° E,  212 m.”    Rhinolophus gorongosaeis in the  capensisspeciesgroup. It was previously included in A swinnyi , butgenetic and morphological data showed it was closer to  R rhodesiaeand one specimen of R landerifrom Liberia. There is a possibility of cryptic taxa within  R gorongosaebecause two individuals sequenced from Gorongosa were distinct from one another. Specimen from MountInago is only tentatively assigned to  R gorongosaebased on its small size. Monotypic.    Distribution.N & C Mozambiquein Mt Inago and Gorongosa National Park; possibly also on Mt Mecula.   Descriptive notes. Head—body c. 39—51 mm, tail 22—27 mm, ear 12- 5—22 mm, hindfoot 7- 5-9 mm, forearm 38-5-44- 5 mm; weight4-5-6-Ô g. The Gorongosa Horseshoe Batis externally similar to Roberts’s Horseshoe Bat ( A rhodesiae) and Swinny’sHorseshoe Bat( A swinnyi ).Pelage ofthe Gorongosa Horseshoe Batis lightgrayish or light brownish dorsally and lighter ventrally, being whitish toward mid-venter. Males lack axillary tufts. Ears are short (c.43% offorearm length). Noseleaf has subtriangular lancet, withstraight to slightly concave sides and bluntly pointed tip; connecting process is rounded (about same height as tip of sella); sella is naked, with diminutive pointed tip; and horseshoe is narrow (width of 7—8 mm) and does not cover entire muzzle, does not have any lateral leaflets, and has notched median emargination. Wings and uropatagium are brown. Baculum is short, with reduced base and distinct notch on one side of shaft tip, varying in position, and shaft is distinguishable from Swinny’sHorseshoe Bat bybeing slightly narrow with narrow tip. Skull is delicately built; foramen magnum is reduced, and there is noticeable depression along parietal region; braincase is narrow, and nasal inflation is high setand narrow, withsharp slope toward maxillae; and P2 is tinyand displaced laterally, leaving distinct gap between C1 and P4.   Habitat.Probably woodland savanna habitats and known from elevations of 212- 308 m.  Food and Feeding.No information. Breeding. No information.  Activitypatterns. Callshape is FM/CF/ FM, and mean F component is 106 kHz (range 104—108 kHz) in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.  Movements, Home range and Social organization.No information.   Status and Conservation. Notassessed on T/ie IUCN ed List.The Gorongosa Horseshoe Bat is currently known from only two locations, whichmight indicate that itshould be classified in a threatened category. Most records are from Gorongosa National Park; but the entire distribution is currently uncertain. Additional sampling and genetic testing are needed.   Bibliography.ACR (2018), Taylor, Macdonald et al.(2018). 2597533936 Mozambique Sofala Province Mozam- bique 212 -18.599 Bunga Inselberg, Gorongosa National Park 76 34.343 6 285 1 type