Rhinolophus pumilus

Andersen, 1905

Okinawa 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

Andersen, K.C. 1905-10-07. On some bats of the genus Rhinolophus, with remarks on their mutual affinities, and descriptions of twenty-six new forms. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1905-II(1):75-145.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207588

Original name as described

Rhinolophus cornutus pumilus

Other common names

Okinawa Little Horseshoe Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.10.7.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2500559f-3fad-467f-8618-94cd7164d47e

Type locality

"Loo-choo Islands," Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Japan

Taxonomy notes

split from R. cornutus; includes the name miyakonis

Taxonomy notes citation

Wu, Y., Motokawa, M., Harada, M., Thong, V.D., Lin, L.-K., Li, Y.-C. 2012. Morphometric variation in the pusillus group of teh genus Rhinolophys (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in East Asia. Zoological Science 29: 396-402.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004729

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 cornutus pumilus

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.10.7.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2500559f-3fad-467f-8618-94cd7164d47e

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207588

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1911:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31251988) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14044)
  2. Thomas (1912:128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31854800) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14032)
  3. Mell (1922:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13203408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68705)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus cornutus miyakonis

Kuroda, 1924

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

miyakonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Kuroda collection 947

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Tokyo

Name usages

  1. Kuroda (1924:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69289)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus pumilus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

311

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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