Macronycteris gigas

(J. A. Wagner, 1845)

Giant Round-leaf Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Rhinolophoidea
Family : Hipposideridae
Genus : Macronycteris

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wagner, J.A. 1845. Diagnosen einiger neuen Arten von Nagern und Handflüglern. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 11:145-149.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776498

Original name as described

Rhinolophus gigas

Other common names

Giant Roundleaf Bat · Giant Leaf-nosed Bat

Type locality

"Benguela," Angola.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Gambia · Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Central African Republic · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Uganda? · Kenya · Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

moved from Hipposideros to Macronycteris

Taxonomy notes citation

Foley, N. M., Goodman, S. M., Whelan, C. V., Puechmaille, S. J., & Teeling, E. (2017). Towards Navigating the Minotaur's Labyrinth: Cryptic Diversity and Taxonomic Revision within the Speciose Genus Hipposideros (Hipposideridae). Acta Chiropterologica, 19(1), 1-18.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004642

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.

Rhinolophus gigas

(J. A. Wagner, 1845)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gigas

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776498

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Wagner (1845:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776498) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34349)

Phyllorhina gigas

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gigas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

345

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580341

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:345, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Rochebrune (1883:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43667)

Hipposideros Commersoni gigas

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gigas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

406

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108492

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:406, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16275)
  2. Hill (1963:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  3. Eisentraut (1963:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68788)
  4. Koopman (1994:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Hipposiderus gigas gambiensis

(Andersen, 1906)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gambiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.9.27.36

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9f303a69-16fc-4a00-83ab-2d301e76a171

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472021

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Andersen (1906:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19724)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Hipposiderus gigas

(Andersen, 1906)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gigas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472021

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Andersen (1906:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19724)

Hipposiderus gigas typicus

(Andersen, 1906)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472021

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Andersen (1906:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19724)

Hipposideros gigas niangarae

(J. A. Allen in J. A. Allen, Lang, & Chapin, 1917)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

niangarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-49103

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-49103

Authority page

438

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Hipposideros gigas viegasi

(Monard, 1939)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

viegasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 1079.70, MHNG 1489.80, MHNG 861.43, MHNG 861.44, NMB 5266, NMB 5277, RMCA 15305, RMCA 15306

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

70

Authority publication

Archivos do Museu Bocage

Name usages

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

Hipposideros commersonii gigas

(J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1941)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gigas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Hill & Carter (1941:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Hipposideros commersoni niangarae

(J. Edwards Hill, 1963)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

niangarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340754

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340754) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Koopman (1994:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Hipposideros gigas

(Hugueney, 1965)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gigas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority publication

Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie, Lyon

Name usages

  1. Hugueney (1965:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67312)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Happold & Happold (2013:385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)

Macronycteris gigas

N. M. Foley, S. M. Goodman, Whelan, Puechmaille, & E. Teeling, 2017

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gigas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

  1. Foley, Goodman, Whelan, Puechmaille & Teeling (2017:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30041)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #44687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #44687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004642) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44687/22075133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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