Hipposideros ater

Templeton, 1848

Common Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Rhinolophoidea
Family : Hipposideridae
Genus : Hipposideros

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. 17, 252

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40129685

Original name as described

Hipposideros ater

Other common names

Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat · Dusky Roundleaf Bat

Type locality

"Colombo," Sri Lanka.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Australasia

Country distribution

Sri Lanka · India · Myanmar · Thailand · Malaysia · Brunei? · Indonesia · Papua New Guinea · Australia

Taxonomy notes

previously included H. nicobarulae and H. antricola

Taxonomy notes citation

Douangboubpha, B., Bumrungsri, S., Satasook, C., Soisook, P., Hla Bu, S. S., Aul, B., ... & Bates, P. J. (2011). A new species of small Hipposideros (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from Myanmar and a revaluation of the taxon H. nicobarulae Miller, 1902 from the Nicobar Islands. Acta Chiropterologica, 13(1), 61-78. · Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S., Rickart, E. A., & Niedzielski, A. (2016). The mammals of Luzon Island: biogeography and natural history of a Philippine fauna. JHU Press.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004578

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Hipposideros Aruensis

J. E. Gray, 1858

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

aruensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271599

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Hipposideros albanensis

J. E. Gray, 1866

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

albanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1866.4.23.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bfa85c58-aa1a-455b-8a11-dcc77d6115eb

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627694

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Hipposideros albanensis saevus

Andersen, 1918

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

saevus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.12.4.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ae06dde0-e47f-4094-8ad5-3ebbbef99467

Authority page

380

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103263

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Hipposideros ater nallamalaensis

C. Srinivasulu & B. Srinivasulu, 2006

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

nallamalaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHMOU.CHI.03.2003

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

2242

Authority publication

Zoos' Print Journal

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Hipposideros gentilis toala

Shamel, 1940

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

toala

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:219390

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/320f6e45b-2225-4ec1-bd22-dcbe42381156

Authority page

352

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Hipposideros bicolor gilberti

D. H. Johnson, 1959

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gilberti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:284170

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33c007614-2e51-454c-9e7d-ce35dea36585

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34641962

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Phyllorhina amboinensis

(W. C. H. Peters, 1871)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

amboinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 369

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

323

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36627573

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Hipposideros ater amboinensis

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

amboinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340875

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Hipposideros ater aruensis

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

aruensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340875

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Hipposideros ater ater

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

ater

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340878

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Hipposideros ater gilberti

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gilberti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340875

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Hipposideros ater saevus

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

saevus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340878

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Hipposideros ater

Templeton, 1848

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

ater

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

252

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40129685

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004578) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/80457009/22097974) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hipposideros Atratus

Kelaart, 1850

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

atratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

208

Authority publication

Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Name usages

  1. Kelaart (1852:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  2. Kelaart (1890:316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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