Rhinolophus midas
Andersen, 1905
Gulf of Oman 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
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/31207599Original name as described
Rhinolophus midas
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1894.11.16.1
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/572491d0-58aa-437f-ad4f-c4b514da4571Type locality
Jask, Hormozgan Province, Iran.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Oman · Iran
Taxonomy notes
split from R. hipposideros
Taxonomy notes citation
Benda, P., Uvizl, M., Vallo, P., Reiter, A., & Uhrin, M. (2022). A Revision of the Rhinolophus hipposideros group (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) with Definition of an Additional Species from the Middle East. Acta Chiropterologica, 24(2), 269-298.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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