Rhinolophus rex

G. M. Allen, 1923

King 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

Allen, G.M. 1923-08-28. New Chinese bats. American Museum Novitates 85:1-8.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/4661

Original name as described

Rhinolophus rex

Other common names

Bourret's Horseshoe Bat · Schnitzler's Horseshoe Bat

Type material

AMNH M-56890

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-56890

Type locality

"Wanhsien, Szechwan Province, China."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

includes paradoxolophus and the recently described schnitzleri

Taxonomy notes citation

Wu, Y., & Thong, V. D. (2011). A new species of Rhinolophus (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from China. Zoological Science, 28(3), 235-241. · Zhang, L., Sun, K., Liu, T., Zhao, H., Csorba, G., Jin, L., ... & Feng, J. (2018). Multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation within the philippinensis group (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae). Zoologica Scripta, 47(6), 655-672. · Tu, V. T., Furey, N. M., Görföl, T., Hassanin, A., Arai, S., Koyabu, D., ... & Csorba, G. (2023). A taxonomic reassessment of Rhinolophus rex Allen, 1923 and its allies (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 73, 545-556.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004732

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 rex

G. M. Allen, 1923

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

rex

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-56890

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-56890

Authority page

3

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Koopman (1993:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  5. Koopman (1994:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. Smith & Xie (2008:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19562/21994639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinomegalophus paradoxolophus

(Bourret, 1951)

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

paradoxolophus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1948-358

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1948-358

Authority page

607

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54516502

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

Bourret (1951:607, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54516502) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69220)

Rhinolophus paradoxolophus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

paradoxolophus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

49

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Koopman (1993:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  5. Koopman (1994:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. Smith & Xie (2008:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19558/8976934) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinolophus schnitzleri

Wu Yi & Vu Dinh Thong, 2011

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

schnitzleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

GZHU 08144

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

236

Authority publication

Zoological Science

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/82347791/82348039) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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