Rhinolophus lepidus

E. Blyth, 1844

Blyth'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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Blyth, E. 1844. Notices of various Mammalia, with descriptions of many new species. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13(150):463-494.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40057313

Original name as described

Rhinolophus lepidus

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"probably in the vicinity of Calcutta," West Bengal, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Uzbekistan · Kyrgyzstan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bhutan? · Bangladesh · Myanmar · China · Thailand · Cambodia · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

previously included R. refulgens

Taxonomy notes citation

Soisook, P., Karapan, S., Srikrachang, M., Dejtaradol, A., Nualcharoen, K., Bumrungsri, S., ... & Buś, M. M. (2016). Hill forest dweller: a new cryptic species of Rhinolophus in the'pusillus group'(Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from Thailand and Lao PDR. Acta Chiropterologica, 18(1), 117-139.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004700

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 lepidus

E. Blyth, 1844

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

lepidus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

486

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40057313

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1844:486, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40057313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68447)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Koopman (1993:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  6. Koopman (1994:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  7. Bates & Harrison (1997:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27903)
  8. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  9. Benda & Gaisler (2015:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/29223)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  13. Kumar, Sharma & Khan (2022:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66220)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19547/21977419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinolophus monticola

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.151

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1b2b0016-f017-4708-9322-eda5cba6a86e

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207585

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Rhinolophus feae

Andersen, 1907

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

feae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.9.16, BMNH:Mamm:2003.63

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3edaa4e1-d52d-47df-b1df-61304745ca15 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5f4912b2-1002-40bb-b418-ef265ab4ab08

Authority page

474

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7931910

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

R. l. feae

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

feae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

55

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

R. l. lepidus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

lepidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

55

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

R. l. monticola

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

55

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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