Rhinolophus simulator

Andersen, 1904

Bushveld 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. 1904-11-01. Five new Rhinolophi from Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)14(83):378-388.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734111

Original name as described

Rhinolophus simulator

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.7.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/86d2db58-412f-4ac3-b23b-76b9d9c2d818

Type locality

"Mazoe [Valley], Mashonaland," Zimbabwe.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia · South Sudan · Kenya · Uganda · Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Malawi · Mozambique · South Africa · Eswatini

Taxonomy notes

tentatively includes the recently described gorongosae and rhodesiae (previously a synonym of R. swinnyi) as synonyms based on recent molecular data, although further work is needed to clarify their taxonomic status

Taxonomy notes citation

Taylor, P. J., Macdonald, A., Goodman, S. M., Kearney, T., Cotterill, F. P., Stoffberg, S., ... & Richards, L. R. (2018). Integrative taxonomy resolves three new cryptic species of small southern African horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 184(4), 1249-1276. · 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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004745

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 simulator

Andersen, 1904

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

simulator

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.7.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/86d2db58-412f-4ac3-b23b-76b9d9c2d818

Authority page

384

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734111

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  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 (1993:169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  6. Koopman (1994:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  7. Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
  8. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  9. Monadjem, Schoeman, Reside, Pio, Stoffberg, Bayliss, Cotterill, Curran, Kopp & Taylor (2010:380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1775)
  10. Happold & Happold (2013:351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004745) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19568/21994351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinolophus bembanicus

Senna, 1914

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

bembanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Annuario del Museo zoologico della R. Università di Napoli

Name usages

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

Rhinolophus swinnyi rhodesiae

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

rhodesiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 1325

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

304

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

R. s. simulator

Koopman, 1994

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

simulator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

53

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus gorongosae

P. J. Taylor, MacDonald, S. M. Goodman, T. Kearney, Cotterill, S. Stoffberg, Monadjem, M. C. Schoeman, J. Guyton, Naskrecki, & L. R. Richards, 2018

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

gorongosae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

DNSM 14820

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1262

Authority publication

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinolophus rhodesiae

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

rhodesiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

285

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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