Hipposideros tephrus

Cabrera, 1906

Maghreb 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

Cabrera, Á. 1906-07. Mamíferos de Mogador. Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural 6(6):357-368.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1726945

Original name as described

Hipposiderus tephrus

Other common names

Ash Gray Leaf-nosed Bat

Type material

MNCN 110

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Mogador, Morocco.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Morocco · Senegal · Saudi Arabia · Yemen · Mauritania? · Gambia? · Mali? · Burkina Faso? · Sierra Leone? · Cote d'Ivoire? · Ghana? · Benin? · Togo? · Nigeria? · Niger? · Sudan? · South Sudan? · Uganda? · Ethiopia? · Eritrea?

Taxonomy notes

split from H. caffer; records of H. caffer through East and West Africa likely represent this species, including the names bicornis (wich would have priority) and braima (both currently listed under caffer tentatively)

Taxonomy notes citation

Vallo, P., Guillén-Servent, A., Benda, P., Pires, D. B., & Koubek, P. (2008). Variation of mitochondrial DNA in the Hipposideros caffer complex (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) and its taxonomic implications. Acta Chiropterologica, 10(2), 193-206.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004638

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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.

Hipposideros braima

Monard, 1939

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

braima

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNLCF (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

73

Authority publication

Archivos do Museu Bocage

Name usages

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

Hipposiderus tephrus

Cabrera, 1906

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

tephrus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 110

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1726945

Authority publication

Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

Hipposideros caffer tephrus

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

tephrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340844

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Hipposideros tephrus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

tephrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

249

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85646524/85646528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hipposideros braimah

Rosevear, 1965

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

braimah

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

221, 226

Authority publication

London

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