Rhinolophus refulgens

Andersen, 1905

Glossy 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/31207585

Original name as described

Rhinolophus refulgens

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1898.11.29.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aead5920-9d39-446f-969d-d12d2007272b

Type locality

"Malay Peninsula: Perak; Selangor."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

split from R. lepidus

Taxonomy notes citation

Soisook, P., Karapan, S., Srikrachang, M., Dejtaradol, A., Nualcharoen, K., Bumrungsri, S., ... & BuÅ›, M. M. (2016). Hill forest dweller: a new cryptic species of Rhinolophus in the'pusillus group'(Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from Thailand and Lao PDR. Acta Chiropterologica, 18(1), 117-139.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004731

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 refulgens

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

refulgens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.11.29.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aead5920-9d39-446f-969d-d12d2007272b

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207585

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:314) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Rhinolophus refulgens cuneatus

Andersen, 1918

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

cuneatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.9.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a10894d7-1188-4e87-b2a7-900ea08547e0

Authority page

376

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:314) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinolophus lepidus cuneatus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

cuneatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Rhinolophus lepidus refulgens

Simmons, 2005

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

refulgens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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