Rhinolophus virgo

Andersen, 1905

Yellow-faced 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/31207549

Original name as described

Rhinolophus virgo

Type material

USNM:MAMM:101966

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37e0bd775-2caf-4e48-adea-37d7d991d7c7

Type locality

"S[outh]. Camarines, Luzon, Philippine Islands."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004756

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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 virgo

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

virgo

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:101966

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37e0bd775-2caf-4e48-adea-37d7d991d7c7

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207549

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 (1982:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19575/21991148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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