Rhinolophus ruwenzorii

J. Eric Hill, 1942

Ruwenzori 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

Hill, J.E. 1942-07-28. A new bat of the _Rhinolophus philippinensis_ group from Mount Ruwenzori, Africa. American Museum Novitates 1180:1-2.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170692

Original name as described

Rhinolophus ruwenzorii

Type material

AMNH M-82394

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-82394

Type locality

"south side of Butahu Valley, western slope of Mount Ruwenzori [DR Congo], altitude 7,500 feet [= 2286 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda

Taxonomy notes

includes the recently described taxa kahuzi based on recent molecular data

Taxonomy notes citation

Peterhans, J. C. K., Fahr, J., Huhndorf, M. H., Kaleme, P., Plumptre, A. J., Marks, B. D., & Kizungu, R. (2013). Bats (Chiroptera) from the Albertine Rift, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with the description of two new species of the Rhinolophus maclaudi group. Bonn Zool Bull, 62, 186-202. · Demos, T. C., Webala, P. W., Goodman, S. M., Peterhans, J. C. K., Bartonjo, M., & Patterson, B. D. (2019). Molecular phylogenetics of the African horseshoe bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae): expanded geographic and taxonomic sampling of the Afrotropics. BMC evolutionary biology, 19(1), 1-14.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004737

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 ruwenzorii

J. Eric Hill, 1942

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

ruwenzorii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-82394

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-82394

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Happold & Happold (2013:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #44784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #44784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44784/22067834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinolophus kahuzi

Fahr & Kerbis Peterhans in Kerbis Peterhans, Fahr, Huhndorf, Kaleme, Plumptre, Marks, & Kizungu, 2013

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

kahuzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:219793

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=2f6a0f5d-43ad-494e-b5db-a23d25e39df2

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44804439

Authority publication

Bonn zoological Bulletin

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/82347204/82347492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinolophus ruwenzori

M. A. Lawrence, 1993

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

ruwenzori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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