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Phylogenetic analysis shows R. pearsonii is closely related to R. yunnanensis, indicating conservation needs.
Rhinolophus pearsonii, widely distributed in the valleys of India and southern China. The mitochondrial DNA of R. pearsonii is packaged in a compact 16,900-basepair (bp) circular molecule with A + T content of 55.9%. It contains 37 typical mitochondrial genes, including 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 1 noncoding region. We reconstructed a phylogenetic tree based on the mitogenome sequences of 18 Rhinolophidae species and one outgroup (Hipposideros pendleburyi, Chiroptera: Hipposideridae). Phylogenetic analyses indicate that R. pearsonii is closely related to R. yunnanensis. The new mitogenome data would provide useful information for application in conservation.
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