Rhinolophus episcopus

G. M. Allen, 1923

Allen's 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

Authority citation

Allen, G.M. 1923-08-28. New Chinese bats. American Museum Novitates 85:1-8.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/4661

Original name as described

Rhinolophus episcopus

Type material

AMNH M-56895

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-56895

Type locality

"Wanhsien, Szechwan Province, China."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

split from R. macrotis

Taxonomy notes citation

Liu, T., Sun, K., Csorba, G., Zhang, K., Zhang, L., Zhao, H., ... & Feng, J. (2019). Species delimitation and evolutionary reconstruction within an integrative taxonomic framework: A case study on Rhinolophus macrotis complex (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 139, 106544.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004681

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 episcopus caldwelli

G. M. Allen, 1923

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

caldwelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-44771

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-44771

Authority page

3

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Rhinolophus episcopus

G. M. Allen, 1923

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

episcopus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-56895

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-56895

Authority page

2

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

R. m. caldwelli

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

caldwelli

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)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

R. m. episcopus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

episcopus

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)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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