Rhinolophus stheno

Andersen, 1905

Lesser Brown 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. 1905-10-07. On some bats of the genus Rhinolophus, with remarks on their mutual affinities, and descriptions of twenty-six new forms. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1905-II(1):75-145.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207552

Original name as described

Rhinolophus stheno

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.13.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0b0a6caf-76d6-4806-8b48-b141f0379fc6

Type locality

"Selangor, Malay Peninsula."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Vietnam · Thailand · Malaysia · Singapore? · Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

previously included R. microglobosus

Taxonomy notes citation

Soisook, P., Bumrungsri, S., Satasook, C., Thong, V. D., Bu, S. S. H., Harrison, D. L., & Bates, P. J. (2008). A taxonomic review of Rhinolophus stheno and R. malayanus (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from continental Southeast Asia: an evaluation of echolocation call frequency in discriminating between cryptic species. Acta Chiropterologica, 10(2), 221-242.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004748

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 stheno

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

stheno

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.13.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0b0a6caf-76d6-4806-8b48-b141f0379fc6

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207552

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/84383122/21991664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinolophus stheno stheno

Simmons, 2005

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

stheno

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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