Rhinolophus hillorum

Koopman, 1989

Upland 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

Koopman, K.F. 1989-06-28. Systematic notes on Liberian bats. American Museum Novitates 2946:1-11.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62290607

Original name as described

Rhinolophus clivosus hillorum

Other common names

Hill's Horseshoe Bat

Type material

AMNH M-257044

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-257044

Type locality

"John Hegbe Farm near Zozoma, ca. 2 mi [= 3.2 km] SW Voinjama in Lofa County, extreme northwestern Liberia at ca. 500 m elevation."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Guinea · Liberia · Nigeria · Cameroon

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004692

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 clivosus hillorum

Koopman, 1989

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

hillorum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-257044

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-257044

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62290607

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Rhinolophus hillorum

Simmons, 2005

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

hillorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Happold & Happold (2013:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #44782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #44782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44782/203829273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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