Rhinolophus convexus

Csorba, 1997

Convex 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

Csorba, G. 1997. Description of a new species of Rhinolophus (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from Malaysia. Journal of Mammalogy 78(2):342-347.

Authority publication link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1382887

Original name as described

Rhinolophus convexus

Type material

HNHM 95.55.14

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Gunung Jasar, Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands, Pahang State, Malaysia (4°28'N, 101°22'E), 1,600 m elevation."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Malaysia · Laos?

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004673

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 convexus

Csorba, 1997

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

convexus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

HNHM 95.55.14

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

343

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:314) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40037/22060825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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