Rhinolophus eloquens

Andersen, 1905

Eloquent 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

Andersen, K.C. 1905-01-01. Further descriptions of new Rhinolophi from Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)15(85):70-76.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19243592

Original name as described

Rhinolophus Hildebrandti eloquens

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1899.8.4.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f7dd9086-cc93-4759-b8d9-24f8d88db755

Type locality

"Entebbi [= Entebbe], Uganda."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Sudan · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda · Kenya · Tanzania · Somalia · Ethiopia? · Malawi? · Mozambique?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004680

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 Hildebrandti eloquens

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

eloquens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.8.4.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f7dd9086-cc93-4759-b8d9-24f8d88db755

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19243592

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Rhinolophus hildebrandti perauritus

De Beaux, 1922

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

perauritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57807469

Authority publication

Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano

Rhinolophus eloquens

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

eloquens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

48

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Koopman (1993:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  5. Koopman (1994:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. Happold & Happold (2013:323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19539/21979320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

R. e. eloquens

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

eloquens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

57

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

R. e. perauritus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

perauritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

57

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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