Hipposideros gentilis

Andersen, 1918

Andersen'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

Authority citation

Andersen, K.C. 1918-10-01. Diagnoses of new bats of the families Rhinolophidae and Megadermatidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)2(10):374-384.

Authority publication link

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

Original name as described

Hipposideros gentilis

Other common names

Andersen's Roundleaf Bat · Exotic Leaf-nosed Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1893.11.15.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/22454d6d-c4e9-461a-9226-be3da0ca408f

Type locality

"Thayetmyo, Burma [= Myanmar]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Nepal · India · Bangladesh · Myanmar · China · Thailand · Vietnam · Laos · Cambodia · Malaysia · Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Taxonomy notes

split from H. pomona; includes the name megalotis, which was considered a distinct species in its own genus, Paracoelops

Taxonomy notes citation

Thong, V.D., Dietz, C., Denzinger, A., Bates, P.J.J., Puechmaille, S.J., Callou, C., Schnitzler, H.-U. 2012. Resolving a mammal mystery: the identity of Paracoelops megalotis (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae). Zootaxa 3505: 75-87. · Srinivasulu, B., & Srinivasulu, C. (2018). In plain sight: Bacular and noseleaf morphology supports distinct specific status of Roundleaf Bats Hipposideros pomona Andersen, 1918 and Hipposideros gentilis Andersen, 1918 (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae). Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10(8), 12018-12026.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004601

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.

Hipposideros gentilis sinensis

Andersen, 1918

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.2.1.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2b635ee5-477a-4cda-b4a5-180702d7a6a3

Authority page

380

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Hipposideros gentilis

Andersen, 1918

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gentilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1893.11.15.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/22454d6d-c4e9-461a-9226-be3da0ca408f

Authority page

380

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/180991219/180991293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Paracoelops megalotis

(Dorst, 1947)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1947-644

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1947-644

Authority page

436

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54035985

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Hipposideros bicolor gentilis

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gentilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340881

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

Hill (1963:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)

Hipposideros bicolor sinensis

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340880

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

Hill (1963:28, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340880) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)

Hipposideros pomona gentilis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gentilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Hipposideros pomona sinensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Hipposideros gentilis gentilis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gentilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

254

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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