Rhinolophus luctus
Temminck, 1834
Great Woolly Horseshoe Bat
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Chiroptera |
Suborder | : Pteropodiformes |
Superfamily | : Rhinolophoidea |
Family | : Rhinolophidae |
Genus | : Rhinolophus |
Species status
Authority citation
Tijdschrift Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol., vol. 1, 23
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13473237Original name as described
Rhinolophus luctus
Other common names
Typical Woolly Horseshoe Bat
Type material
RMNH.MAM.35175.a, RMNH.MAM.35175.b
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35175.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35175.bType locality
Tapos, Java, Indonesia.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya · Australasia · Palearctic
Country distribution
Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
previously included R. perniger (formerly known as R. lanosus), R. morio, populations now attributed to R. luctoides, and R. foetidus
Taxonomy notes citation
Volleth, M., Loidl, J., Mayer, F., Yong, H. S., Müller, S., & Heller, K. G. (2015). Surprising genetic diversity in Rhinolophus luctus (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from Peninsular Malaysia: description of a new species based on genetic and morphological characters. Acta Chiropterologica, 17(1), 1-20. · Volleth, M., Son, N. T., Wu, Y., Li, Y., Yu, W., Lin, L. K., ... & Harada, M. (2017). Comparative Chromosomal Studies in Rhinolophus formosae and R. luctus from China and Vietnam: Elevation of R. l. lanosus to Species Rank. Acta Chiropterologica, 19(1), 41-50. · Volleth, M., Khan, F. A., Müller, S., Baker, R. J., Arenas-Viveros, D., Stevens, R. D., ... & Sotero-Caio, C. G. (2021). Cytogenetic investigations in Bornean Rhinolophoidea revealed cryptic diversity in Rhinolophus sedulus entailing classification of Peninsular Malaysia specimens as a new species. Acta Chiropterologica, 23(1), 1-20.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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