Rhinolophus thomasi

Andersen, 1905

Thomas's 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/31207561

Original name as described

Rhinolophus thomasi

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1890.4.7.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/21052960-a0b6-456a-80c9-494eae6fe439

Type locality

"Karin Hills, Burma [= Myanmar]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

China · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004754

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 thomasi

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1890.4.7.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/21052960-a0b6-456a-80c9-494eae6fe439

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207561

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, 148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004754) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19573/21990671) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinolophus thomasi latifolius

Sanborn, 1939

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

latifolius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:32230

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=4d6f0fd3-a20f-430b-b7a4-d98fe32282d9

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2744784

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Rhinolophus thomasi thomasi

Simmons, 2005

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

thomasi

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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