Hipposideros pomona

Andersen, 1918

Pomona 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. 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 pomona

Other common names

Pomona Roundleaf Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1918.8.3.4, ZSI 21529

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/66928609-c5f0-42a5-961a-ff3416af5efe

Type locality

"Haleri, N[orth]. Coorg [= Kodagu]," Karnataka State, south-western India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India

Taxonomy notes

previously included H. gentilis

Taxonomy notes citation

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

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004628

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 pomona

Andersen, 1918

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

pomona

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1918.8.3.4, ZSI 21529

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/66928609-c5f0-42a5-961a-ff3416af5efe

Authority page

380

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Douangboubpha, Bumrungsri, Soisook, Satasook, Thomas & Bates (2010:432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2215)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/180990825/180990948) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hipposideros bicolor pomona

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

pomona

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 pomona pomona

Simmons, 2005

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

pomona

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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