Shamel's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus shameli) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
| Shamel's horseshoe bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinolophidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolophus |
| Species: | R. shameli |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolophus shameli Tate, 1943 | |
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| Shamel's horseshoe bat range | |
The eponym for the species name "shameli" was American mammalogist H. Harold Shamel.[2]