Rhinolophus silvestris

Aellen, 1959

African Forest 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

Aellen, V. 1959. Chiroptères nouveaux d'Afrique. Archives des Sciences 12(2):217-240.

Authority publication link

https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=ads-002%3A1959%3A12%3A%3A140#228

Original name as described

Rhinolophus silvestris

Other common names

Forest Horseshoe Bat

Type material

MHNG 965.40

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Grotte de N'Dumbu [= Dumbu Cave], Latoursville, Gabon."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Gabon · Republic of the Congo

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004744

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 silvestris

Aellen, 1959

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

silvestris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 965.40

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

228

Authority publication

Archives des Sciences

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Koopman (1993:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  4. Koopman (1994:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. Happold & Happold (2013:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004744) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19567/21994523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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