Rhinolophus formosae

Sanborn, 1939

Formosan Woolly 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

Sanborn, C.C. 1939-09-19. Eight new bats of the genus Rhinolophus. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 24(5):37-43.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2744786

Original name as described

Rhinolophus formosae

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:46001

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=797a3cbb-e1e1-41b0-ab1a-3bc132a811ed

Type locality

"Formosa [= Taiwan]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Taiwan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004685

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 formosae

Sanborn, 1939

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

formosae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:46001

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=797a3cbb-e1e1-41b0-ab1a-3bc132a811ed

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2744786

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004685) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136644/21989870) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

R. l. formosae

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

formosae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

58

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

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