Hipposideros rotalis

C. M. Francis, Kock, & Habersetzer, 1999

Laotian 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

Francis, C.M., Kock, D. and Habersetzer, J. 1999-11-30. Sibling species of _Hipposideros ridleyi_ (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae). Senckenbergiana biologica 79(2):255-270.

Original name as described

Hipposideros rotalis

Other common names

Laotian Roundleaf Bat

Type material

SMF:MAMM:85786

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Ban Keng Bit, 18°15' N, 104°34' E, Nam (River) Kading, Bolikhamxai Prov[ince]., Laos."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Laos

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004631

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 rotalis

C. M. Francis, Kock, & Habersetzer, 1999

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

rotalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:85786

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

266

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136477/21985931) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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