Complete mitochondrial genome of the big-eared horseshoe bat Rhinolophus macrotis (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae)

Abstract

We sequenced and characterized the complete mitochondrial genome of the big-eared horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus macrotis. Total length of the mitogenome is 16,848 bp, with a base composition of 31.2% A, 25.3% T, 28.8% C and 14.7% G. The mitogenome consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA (12S and 16S rRNA) genes, 22 tRNA genes and 1 control region. It has the same gene arrangement pattern as those of typical vertebrate mitochondrial genome. The results will contribute to our understanding of the taxonomic status and evolution in the genus Rhinolophus bats.

Keywords:

• Horseshoe bat
• mitogenome
• Rhinolophus macrotis

Acknowledgements

We are thankful to Xu Zhu for collecting the samples.

Declaration of interest

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 31370399, 31270414, and 91131003). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.