Rhinolophus pusillus

Temminck, 1834

Least 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/13473243

Original name as described

Rhinolophus pusillus

Type material

RMNH.MAM.35177

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35177

Type locality

"Java," Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · China · Myanmar · Thailand · Vietnam · Laos · Cambodia · Malaysia · Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004730

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 minor

Horsfield, 1823

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.684

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/866b0663-9a64-4e96-aa39-2649b9e73944

Authority page

pl. 7 unnumbered p. 9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31111900

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Temminck (1834:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13473243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67812)
  3. Temminck (1835:35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59642)
  4. Gray (1838:492, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34750)
  5. Lesson (1842:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  6. Giebel (1855:985, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45549176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  7. Murray (1866:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  8. Peters (1871:306, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36627556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66510)
  9. Wallace (1880:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68070)
  10. Seabra (1898:249, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61089970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68453)
  11. Gyldenstolpe (1916:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41891601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67559)
  12. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus pusillus

Temminck, 1834

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.35177

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35177

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13473243

Authority publication

Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1834:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13473243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67812)
  2. Temminck (1835:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59642)
  3. Lesson (1842:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Peters (1871:309, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36627559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66510)
  5. Blyth (1875:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38674986) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68967)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1991:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  9. Koopman (1993:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  10. Koopman (1994:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  11. Bates & Harrison (1997:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27903)
  12. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  13. Smith & Xie (2008:340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85707059/21994916) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinolophus minutus

G. S. Miller, 1900

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

minutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

USNM:MAMM:101715

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39fba0378-ec0c-4db5-9855-c41ee5411736

Authority page

235

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872265

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Rhinolophus gracilis

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1873.4.16.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c4ac4738-63dc-489b-ab8f-b3602cc5b1e5

Authority page

129

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207590

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Rhinolophus minutillus

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

minutillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

USNM:MAMM:101715

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39fba0378-ec0c-4db5-9855-c41ee5411736

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3329166

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Rhinolophus blythi

Andersen, 1918

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

blythi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1918.8.3.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/94c0d410-0cc4-47e3-90fa-8b4deb9cd1d2

Authority page

376

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103259

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Rhinolophus blythi szechwanus

Andersen, 1918

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

szechwanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.1.26.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e210dfd8-5f52-4cf8-b79c-a1a21585740e

Authority page

376

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103259

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Rhinolophus blythi calidus

G. M. Allen, 1923

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

calidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-44692

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-44692

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Rhinolophus blythi parcus

G. M. Allen, 1928

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

parcus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-58465

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-58465

Authority page

2

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Rhinolophus pagi

Tate & Archbold, 1939

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

pagi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-103333

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-103333

Authority page

7

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Rhinolophus pusillus lakkhanae

Yoshiyuki, 1990

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

lakkhanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NSMT-M 28600

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

23

Authority publication

Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

R. p. blythi

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

blythi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

R. p. calidus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

calidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

R. p. gracilis

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

R. p. minutillus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

minutillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

R. p. pagi

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

pagi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

R. p. parcus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

parcus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

R. p. pusillus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

R. p. szechwanus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

szechwanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinolophus pusillus lakkahanae

Kaneko & K. Maeda, 2002

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

lakkahanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Mammalian Science

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