Rhinolophus hipposideros

(André, 1797)

Lesser 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

André, C.K. 1797-04-19. Der Zoologe, oder Compendiöse Bibliothek des Wissenswürdigsten aus der Thiergeschichte und allgemeinen Naturkunde. Heft V–VIII. Johann Jacob Gebauer, Eisenach, 416 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=7XJkAAAAcAAJ

Original name as described

Noctilio Hipposideros

Type locality

Germany.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Egypt · Sudan · Eritrea · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Ireland · United Kingdom · Portugal · Spain · France · Belgium · Germany · Luxembourg · Switzerland · Italy · Malta · Austria · Czech Republic · Poland · Hungary · Slovakia · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Kosovo · Montenegro · Albania · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Russia · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkey · Cyprus · Syria · Lebanon · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Saudi Arabia · Iraq · Iran · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India

Taxonomy notes

previously included R. midas; the authority for this species is often cited as either Bechstein, 1799, 1800, or 1801 or Borkhausen 1797, but it was recently shown to originate from André, 1797, which predates Bechstein, 1797

Taxonomy notes citation

Benda, P., Uvizl, M., Vallo, P., Reiter, A., & Uhrin, M. (2022). A Revision of the Rhinolophus hipposideros group (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) with Definition of an Additional Species from the Middle East. Acta Chiropterologica, 24(2), 269-298. · Benda, P., & Mlíkovský, J. (2022). Nomenclatural notes on the lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Journal of the National Museum (Prague), Natural History Series, 191, 5-14.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004693

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 hipposideros majori

Andersen, 1918

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

majori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.4.14.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/482e6246-c5d8-404f-8fd8-c9341d7e1b3b

Authority page

377

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103260

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinolophus hipposideros escalerae

Andersen, 1918

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

escalerae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.11.24.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7f963ea2-9fde-452d-93a1-bf16df4b91c7

Authority page

378

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103261

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinolophus phasma

Cabrera, 1904

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

phasma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Memorias de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus hipposideros vespa

Laurent, 1937

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

vespa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1986-1071

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1986-1071

Authority page

157

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus minimus

von Heuglin, 1861

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

minimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 987

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45613522

Authority publication

Nova Acta Academiae Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum

Rhinolophus euryale helvetica

Bretscher, 1904

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

helveticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

256

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8741360

Authority publication

Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus hipposideros

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

hipposideros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534715

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Bianchi (1922:211, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67313)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. Happold & Happold (2013:338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19518/21972794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

billanyani

Simmons, 2005

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

billanyani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

357

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus hipposideros hipposideros

Simmons, 2005

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

hipposideros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinolophus hipposideros minimus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

minimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinolophus hipposideros minutus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

minutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio ferrum-equinum minor

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664117

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Noctilio Hipposideros

(André, 1797)

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

hipposideros

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

65

Authority publication

Eisenach

Noctilio Hipposideros

(Borkhausen, 1797)

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

hipposideros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38962593

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Vespertilio Hipposideros

(Bechstein, 1799)

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

hipposideros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

629

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833494

Authority publication

Weimar

Rhinolophus minor

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

58

Authority publication

Paris

Vespertilio minutus

(G. Montagu, 1808)

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

minutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/757937

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Rhinolophus bihastatus

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1813

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

bihastatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

259

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Smith (1842:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Crespon (1844:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus alpinus

G. Fischer, 1814

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

xx, 560

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130081 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130647

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xx, 560, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130081, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Phyllorhina minuta

(Leach, 1816)

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

minuta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

5

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus bifer

Kaup, 1829

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

bifer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41576527

Authority publication

Darmstadt

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus bifer

de Blainville, 1840

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

bifer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus hipposideros var. alpinus

C. Koch, 1863

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

530

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61512969

Authority publication

Jahrbücher des Vereins für Naturkunde im Herzogthum Nassau

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus hipposideros var. pallidus

C. Koch, 1863

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

531

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61512970

Authority publication

Jahrbücher des Vereins für Naturkunde im Herzogthum Nassau

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus hipposideros var. typus

C. Koch, 1863

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

typus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

530

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61512969

Authority publication

Jahrbücher des Vereins für Naturkunde im Herzogthum Nassau

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus Eggenhöffner

Fitzinger, 1870

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

eggenhoeffner

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35520364

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus bihastatus var. kisnyiresiensis

Daday, 1885

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

kisnyiresiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

274

Authority publication

Orv. Term. Ert. Koloszwar

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus hipposideros var. trogophilus

Daday, 1887

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

trogophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Orv. Term. Ert. Koloszwar

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus hipposiderus, typicus

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207602

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus anomalus

Söderlund, 1921

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

anomalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9734967

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus intermedius

Söderlund, 1921

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9734969

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus moravicus

Kostroň, 1943

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

moravicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Acta Societatis Scientiarum Naturalium Moraviae

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus hipposideros intermedius

Laurent, 1943

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

188

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France

Rhinolophus hipposideros billanjani

DeBlase, 1972

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

billanjani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unpublished_thesis

Authority page

81

Authority publication

Oklahoma State University

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