Rhinolophus mossambicus

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

Mozambican 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 mossambicus

Type material

DNSM 8578

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Niassa Game Reserve (Maputo Camp), northern Mozambique, 12° 10'56"S; 37° 33' 00"E; elevation 489 m asl."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Zambia? · Malawi?

Taxonomy notes

recently described

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.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004720

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 mossambicus

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

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

mossambicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

DNSM 8578

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

19

Authority publication

PLoS ONE

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64589126/64589338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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