Rhinolophus capensis

H. Lichtenstein, 1823

Cape Horseshoe Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lichtenstein, H. 1823. Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischern. T. Trautwein, Berlin, 118 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28229314

Original name as described

Rhinolophus capensis

Other common names

Southern Africa Horseshoe Bat

Type material

ZMB 377

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Cape of Good Hope, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa · Namibia?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004665

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.

Rhinolophus capensis

H. Lichtenstein, 1823

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 377

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28229314

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Thomas (1898:927, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  3. Roberts (1913:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. Happold & Happold (2013:314) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004665) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19529/21980883) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinolophus auritus

Sundevall, 1860

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

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

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