Hipposideros dinops

Andersen, 1905

Fierce 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. 1905-11-01. On _Hipposiderus diadema_ and its closest allies. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)16(95):497-507.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19215149

Original name as described

Hipposiderus dinops

Other common names

Fierce Roundleaf Bat · Giant Horseshoe Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1888.1.5.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a59ce3eb-123b-43d2-8e35-b16e320b5214

Type locality

"Rubiana [= Roviana Lagoon], a minute inlet very near western coast of New Georgia, Solomon Islands."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004593

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 dinops

Andersen, 1905

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

dinops

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1888.1.5.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a59ce3eb-123b-43d2-8e35-b16e320b5214

Authority page

502

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19215149

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Hipposideros dinops

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

dinops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340760

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:112, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:138, 139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10129/22091011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hipposideros dinops dinops

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

dinops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340759

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

Hill (1963:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)

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