Rhinopoma cystops

O. Thomas, 1903

Arabian Mouse-tailed Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Rhinolophoidea
Family : Rhinopomatidae
Genus : Rhinopoma

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1903-05-01. On the species of the genus Rhinopoma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)11(65):496-499.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19368047

Original name as described

Rhinopoma cystops

Other common names

Afro-Arabian Mouse-tailed Bat · Egyptian Mouse-tailed Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.17.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1baebc84-7e7e-4cc5-9717-522b52c61ef8

Type locality

"Luxor, Lower Egypt."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Mauritania · Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Senegal · Guinea · Mali · Burkina Faso · Niger · Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Sudan · South Sudan · Eritrea · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Somalia · Egypt · Libya · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Syria? · Saudi Arabia · Yemen · Oman

Taxonomy notes

split from R. hardwickii

Taxonomy notes citation

Hulva, P., Horáček, I., & Benda, P. (2007). Molecules, morphometrics and new fossils provide an integrated view of the evolutionary history of Rhinopomatidae (Mammalia: Chiroptera). BMC Evolutionary Biology, 7(1), 165.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004770

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.

Rhinopoma cystops

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

cystops

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.17.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1baebc84-7e7e-4cc5-9717-522b52c61ef8

Authority page

496

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19368047

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1903:496, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19368047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16523)
  2. Benda, Spitzenberger, Hanák, Andreas, Reiter, Ševčík, Šmíd & Uhrin (2014:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25234)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/82345555/82345569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinopoma cystops arabium

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

arabium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.6.19.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/09646599-c391-4311-ac32-b54fe6f7d0b9

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099576

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Vespertilio ferox

(Stresemann, 1954)

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

ferox

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Type

ZMB 46210

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

172

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Vespertilio brevicauda

(Stresemann, 1954)

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

brevicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Type

ZMB 46211

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

172

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Rhinopoma senarense

von Heuglin, 1877

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

senarense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876393

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Rhinopoma hardwickii arabium

Simmons, 2005

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

arabium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Rhinopoma hardwickii cystops

Simmons, 2005

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

cystops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Rhinopoma cystops cystops

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

cystops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

176

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinopoma brevicaudatum

Oken, 1816

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

brevicaudatum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

926

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375673

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

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

Rhinopoma longicaudatum

Fitzinger in von Heuglin & Fitzinger, 1866

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

longicaudatum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

547

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6447058

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Rhinopoma sennaariense

Fitzinger in von Heuglin & Fitzinger, 1866

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

sennaariense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

547

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6447058

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Rhinopoma sennarense

Hartmann, 1868

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

sennarense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Erdkunde

Rhinopoma senaarense

von Heuglin, 1877

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

senaarense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876393

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Rhinopoma arabicum

Kinnear, 1916

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

arabicum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Bombay Natural History Society Special Publication

Rhinopoma hardwickei sennaariense

Kock, 1969

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

sennaariense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

40, 51

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft

Rhinopoma hardwickei sennaarinese

J. Edwards Hill & P. Morris, 1971

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

sennaarinese

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2283122

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Rhinopoma senaariense

Koopman, 1975

Family

Rhinopomatidae

Root name

senaariense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

367

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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