Hipposideros fulvus

J. E. Gray, 1838

Fulvus 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

Gray, J.E. 1838-02-01. A revision of the genera of bats (Vespertilionidae), and the description of some new genera and species. Magazine of Zoology and Botany 2(12):483-505.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026395

Original name as described

Hipposideros fulvus

Other common names

Fulvus Roundleaf Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:22a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/12a132ac-2ed6-4afa-b8dd-c7d161d89339 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/36f464e9-1d2c-4a9c-a1d0-e5e755c0288e

Type locality

"India, (Madras.)."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Sri Lanka · Nepal · Bangladesh · China

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004599

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.

Phyllorhina aurita

(Tomes, 1859)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.303

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/35f1850f-9290-4d6b-aad4-124b2239235d

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274482

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Hipposideros fulvus pallidus

Andersen, 1918

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1918.8.3.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/48000149-50ac-44d2-ace1-53dc62d4c888

Authority page

381

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103264

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340874) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Hipposideros fulvus

J. E. Gray, 1838

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:22a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/12a132ac-2ed6-4afa-b8dd-c7d161d89339 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/36f464e9-1d2c-4a9c-a1d0-e5e755c0288e

Authority page

492

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026395

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Name usages

  1. Kelaart (1852:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  2. Hill (1963:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Smith & Xie (2008:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10135/22089934) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phyllorhina fulva

(W. C. H. Peters, 1871)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

fulva

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

322

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36627572

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Stoliczka (1872:220, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37137936) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67309)

Hipposideros fulvus fulvus

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340874

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340874) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Hipposideros murinus

J. E. Gray, 1838

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

492

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026395

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Name usages

  1. Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)
  2. Kelaart (1852:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  3. Blyth (1853:410, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267896) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)
  4. Blyth (1863:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus fulgens

(W. Elliot, 1839)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

fulgens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

99

Authority publication

Madras Journal of Literature and Science

Name usages

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

Phyllorrhina atra

(Fitzinger, 1869)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

atra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

877

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34802075

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

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