Macronycteris thomensis

(du Bocage, 1891)

Sao Tome 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

Bocage, J.V.B. du. 1891-09. Sur une variété de _Phyllorhina commersoni_ de l'île St. Thomé. Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes (2)2(6):88.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4034468

Original name as described

Phyllorhina Commersoni, var. thomensis

Other common names

Sao Tome Roundleaf Bat · Sao Tome Leaf-nosed Bat

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

São Tomé and Príncipe

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/1004643

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.

Phyllorhina Commersoni, var. thomensis

(du Bocage, 1891)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

thomensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4034468

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

Bocage (1891:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4034468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67599)

Phyllorhina commersonii, var. thomensis

(de Seabra, 1898)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

thomensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

254

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61089965

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

Seabra (1898:254, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61089965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68453)

Hipposiderus thomensis

(Andersen, 1906)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

thomensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472020

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Andersen (1906:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472020) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19724)

Hipposideros commersoni thomensis

(J. Edwards Hill, 1963)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

thomensis

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 thomensis

(Simmons, 2005)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

thomensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Macronycteris thomensis

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

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

thomensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

  1. Foley, Goodman, Whelan, Puechmaille & Teeling (2017:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30041)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #44689) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #44689) (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/1004643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44689/22074748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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