Hipposideros demissus

Andersen, 1909

Makira 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

Andersen, K.C. 1909-03-01. Two new bats from the Solomon Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)3(15):266-270.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071637

Original name as described

Hipposiderus demissus

Other common names

Makira Roundleaf Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1913.11.7.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a3e613cf-d153-434f-ac9c-2afb6bdef93b

Type locality

"Yanuta, San Christoval [= San Cristobal Island]," Solomon Islands.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Solomon Islands

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004591

Country distribution map

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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.

Hipposiderus demissus

Andersen, 1909

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

demissus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.11.7.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a3e613cf-d153-434f-ac9c-2afb6bdef93b

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071637

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Hipposideros diadema demissus

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

demissus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340761

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

Hill (1963:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)

Hipposideros demissus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

demissus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10127/22095744) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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