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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1834. Over een geslacht der vleugelhandige zoogdieren, Bladneus genaamd. (Rhinolophus Geoff., Cuv., Illig, Desm.; Vespertilio Linn., Erxleb.; Noctilio Kuhl). Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie 1:1-30.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13473237

Original 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.b

Type 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004703

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 luctus

Temminck, 1834

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

luctus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

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.b

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13473237

Authority publication

Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1834:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13473237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67812)
  2. Temminck (1835:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59642)
  3. Eydoux & Gervais (1836:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37085996) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68438)
  4. Lesson (1842:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. Giebel (1855:983, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45549174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  6. Murray (1866:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  7. Jerdon (1867:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  8. Peters (1868:626, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35990148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67624)
  9. Peters (1871:304, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36627554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66510)
  10. Blyth (1875:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38674985) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68967)
  11. Elera (1895:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
  12. Bonhote (1901:875, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67682)
  13. Hollister (1912:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)
  14. Mell (1922:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13203407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68705)
  15. Davis (1962:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
  16. Corbet & Hill (1980:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  17. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  18. Corbet & Hill (1991:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  19. Koopman (1993:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  20. Koopman (1994:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  21. Bates & Harrison (1997:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27903)
  22. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  23. Smith & Xie (2008:338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  24. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  25. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  26. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  27. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  28. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19548/21977086) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinolophus geminus

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

geminus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.15.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b4ca6617-e96a-422f-94c1-b2ed95c8d623

Authority page

253

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19214880

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

R. l. luctus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

luctus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

58

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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