Rhinolophus mabuensis

P. J. Taylor, S. Stoffberg, Monadjem, M. C. Schoeman, Bayliss, & Cotterill, 2012

Mount Mabu 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

Authority citation

Taylor, P.J., Stoffberg, S., Monadjem, A., Schoeman, M.C., Bayliss, J. and Cotterill, F.P.D. 2012-09-12. Four new bat species (_Rhinolophus hildebrandtii_ complex) reflect Plio-Pleistocene divergence of dwarfs and giants across an Afromontane archipelago. PLoS ONE 7(9):e41744.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041744

Original name as described

Rhinolophus mabuensis

Type material

DNSM 10842

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Mt Mabu, northern Mozambique, 16° 17' 2" S; 36° 23' 53" E; elevation 1043 m asl."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Mozambique

Taxonomy notes

recently described, although it may be a synonym of R. hildebrandtii based on recent molecular reseach; the species is tentatively retained here awaiting further research

Taxonomy notes citation

Taylor, P. J., Stoffberg, S., Monadjem, A., Schoeman, M. C., Bayliss, J., & Cotterill, F. P. (2012). Four new bat species (Rhinolophus hildebrandtii complex) reflect Plio-Pleistocene divergence of dwarfs and giants across an Afromontane archipelago. PLoS one, 7(9), e41744. · Demos, T. C., Webala, P. W., Goodman, S. M., Peterhans, J. C. K., Bartonjo, M., & Patterson, B. D. (2019). Molecular phylogenetics of the African horseshoe bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae): expanded geographic and taxonomic sampling of the Afrotropics. BMC evolutionary biology, 19(1), 1-14.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004704

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 mabuensis

P. J. Taylor, S. Stoffberg, Monadjem, M. C. Schoeman, Bayliss, & Cotterill, 2012

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

mabuensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

DNSM 10842

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

17

Authority publication

PLoS ONE

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64588047/64588304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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