Rhinolophus sedulus

Andersen, 1905

Lesser Woolly 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

Andersen, K.C. 1905-08-01. On the bats of the _Rhinolophus philippinensis_ group, with descriptions of five new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)16(92):243-257.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19214874

Original name as described

Rhinolophus sedulus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.292

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd8496e1-48cd-4eb5-9cd9-3569524b56df

Type locality

"Sarawak," Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Malaysia · Singapore? · Indonesia · Brunei

Taxonomy notes

previously included populations now attributed to R. yonghoiseni

Taxonomy notes citation

Volleth, M., Khan, F. A., Müller, S., Baker, R. J., Arenas-Viveros, D., Stevens, R. D., ... & Sotero-Caio, C. G. (2021). Cytogenetic investigations in Bornean Rhinolophoidea revealed cryptic diversity in Rhinolophus sedulus entailing classification of Peninsular Malaysia specimens as a new species. Acta Chiropterologica, 23(1), 1-20.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004740

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 sedulus

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

sedulus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.292

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd8496e1-48cd-4eb5-9cd9-3569524b56df

Authority page

247

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19214874

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Davis (1962:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Koopman (1993:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  6. Koopman (1994:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  7. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004740) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19565/21994153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinolophus sedulus sedulus

D. D. Davis, 1962

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

sedulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

Davis (1962:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)

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