Rhinolophus nippon

Temminck, 1835

Greater Japanese 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

Temminck, C.J. 1835. Livraison 1. Pp. 1–48 in Temminck, C.J. 1835-1841. Monographies de Mammalogie. Tome second. C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, 392 pp.

Authority publication link

https://archive.org/details/monographiedema00temmgoog

Original name as described

Rhinolophus nippon

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.12.27.9, RMNH.MAM.35166, RMNH.MAM.35167, RMNH.MAM.35168, RMNH.MAM.35169, RMNH.MAM.35170

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35166 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35167 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35168 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35169 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35170 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/25a89c2a-b537-4438-9405-abc48d014ebc

Type locality

Japan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · China · North Korea · South Korea · Japan

Taxonomy notes

split from R. ferrumequinum based on molecular and morphological distinction

Taxonomy notes citation

Ohdachi, S. D. I, Ishibashi, Y., Iwasa, M. A., & Saitoh, Takashi (2009). The Wild Mammals of Japan, Shoukadoh, Kyoto.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004722

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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 tragatus

B. H. Hodgson, 1835

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

tragatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.135

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1ca43264-179c-4e2b-a650-37ea134b369f

Authority page

699

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37189992

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1844:484, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40057311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68447)
  2. Horsfield (1857:394, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860968) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36026)
  3. Blyth (1863:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Jerdon (1867:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  5. Peters (1871:312, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36627562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66510)
  6. Thomas (1918:370, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5454140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/32316)

Rhinolophus nippon

Temminck, 1835

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

nippon

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.12.27.9, RMNH.MAM.35166, RMNH.MAM.35167, RMNH.MAM.35168, RMNH.MAM.35169, RMNH.MAM.35170

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35166 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35167 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35168 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35169 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35170 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/25a89c2a-b537-4438-9405-abc48d014ebc

Authority page

p. 30a

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1835:@p. 30a) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59642)
  2. Lesson (1842:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Temminck (1843:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38350)
  4. Murray (1866:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  5. Peters (1871:312, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36627562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66510)
  6. Mori (1928:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68527)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004722) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Rhinolphus Tragatus

B. H. Hodgson, 1844

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

tragatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · nomen_nudum

Authority page

286

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405521

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

Hodgson (1844:286, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65716)

Rhinolophus brevitarsus

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

brevitarsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Type

ZSI 15647

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534716

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Murray (1866:345, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Jerdon (1867:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum regulus

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

regulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.153

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9da1bbc3-ef80-4398-84e7-566a5d365b3a

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207573

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum nippon

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

nippon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888070

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1906:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14049)
  2. Koopman (1994:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum mikadoi

Ognev, 1927

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

mikadoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-103794

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-103794

Authority page

142

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Rhinolophus nippon pachyodontus

Kishida & Mori, 1931

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

pachyodontus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

378

Authority publication

Zoological Magazine, Tokyo

Name usages

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

Rhinolophus quelpartis

Mori, 1933

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

quelpartis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Journal of the Chosen Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum korai

Kuroda, 1938

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

korai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Kuroda collection 1792

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

91

Authority publication

Tokyo

Name usages

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

Rhinolophus fudisanus

Kishida, 1940

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

fudisanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

52

Authority publication

Zoological Magazine, Tokyo

Name usages

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

Rhinolophus kosidianus

Kishida, 1940

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

kosidianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

52

Authority publication

Zoological Magazine, Tokyo

Name usages

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

Rhinolophus norikuranus

Kishida, 1940

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

norikuranus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

52

Authority publication

Zoological Magazine, Tokyo

Name usages

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

Rhinolophus ogasimanus

Kishida, 1940

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

ogasimanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

52

Authority publication

Zoological Magazine, Tokyo

Name usages

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

R. f. tragatus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

tragatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

54

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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