Hipposideros caffer

(Sundevall, 1847)

Sundevall's 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

Sundevall, C.J. 1847. Nya Mammalia från Sydafrika. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 3:118-121.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581775

Original name as described

Rhinolophus caffer

Other common names

Cape Leaf-nosed Bat · Common African Leaf-nosed Bat · Lesser Leaf-nosed bat · Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1848.6.2.16, BMNH:Mamm:1849.11.22.11, RMNH.MAM.27330

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.27330 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f46a73e9-5e3e-4b28-bf21-3f8ef00a46f5

Type locality

near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Eswatini

Taxonomy notes

previously included H. tephrus

Taxonomy notes citation

Vallo, P., Guillén-Servent, A., Benda, P., Pires, D. B., & Koubek, P. (2008). Variation of mitochondrial DNA in the Hipposideros caffer complex (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) and its taxonomic implications. Acta Chiropterologica, 10(2), 193-206.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004583

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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 nanus

J. A. Allen in J. A. Allen, Lang, & Chapin, 1917

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-49426

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-49426

Authority page

434

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Rhinolophus caffer

(Sundevall, 1847)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

caffer

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1848.6.2.16, BMNH:Mamm:1849.11.22.11, RMNH.MAM.27330

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.27330 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f46a73e9-5e3e-4b28-bf21-3f8ef00a46f5

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581775

Authority publication

Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar

Phyllorhina angolensis

(de Seabra, 1898)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.1.3.2

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d339551c-bd9b-4299-9aaa-e0b525165db2

Authority page

256

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61089963

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Phyllorrhina bicornis

(von Heuglin, 1861)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

bicornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2795

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45613523

Authority publication

Nova Acta Academiae Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum

Name usages

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

Phyllorrhina gracilis

(W. C. H. Peters, 1851)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 364, ZMB 85624

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

757

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11056771

Authority publication

Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Hipposideros caffer

Matschie, 1895

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

caffer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835415

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Hill (1963:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  3. Hugueney (1965:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67312)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:137, 138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. Monadjem, Schoeman, Reside, Pio, Stoffberg, Bayliss, Cotterill, Curran, Kopp & Taylor (2010:380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1775)
  8. Happold & Happold (2013:375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/80459007/22094271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hipposiderus caffer

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

caffer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439524

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Dollman (1914:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)

Hipposideros caffer angolensis

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340844

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Hipposideros caffer caffer

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

caffer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340844

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Hipposideros caffer nanus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Phyllorrhina caffra

(W. C. H. Peters, 1852)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

caffra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

39

Authority publication

Berlin

Phyllorrhina patellifera

(W. C. H. Peters, 1852)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

patellifera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

39

Authority publication

Berlin

Hipposideros caffer aurantiaca

De Beaux, 1924

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

aurantiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

155

Authority publication

Atti della Societa Ligure di Scienze e Lettere

Name usages

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

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