Rhinolophus dobsoni
O. Thomas, 1904
Sudanese Horseshoe Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Pteropodiformes |
| Superfamily | : Rhinolophoidea |
| Family | : Rhinolophidae |
| Genus | : Rhinolophus |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1904-08-01. On some small Mammals collected by Mr. A. M. Mackilligin in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)14(80):155-159.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733883Original name as described
Rhinolophus Dobsoni
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1847.5.7.49
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3b02dde1-125d-4e2a-bc6b-571bd1336da0Type locality
Kordofan, Sudan.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Sudan
Taxonomy notes
split from R. landeri
Taxonomy notes citation
Patterson, B.D., Demos, T.C., Torrent, L., Grunwald, A.L., Montauban, C., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., McDonough, M.M., Dick, C.W., Bartonjo, M., Schoeman, M.Corrie, Ruedas, L.A. and Juste, J. 2024-09-13. Systematics of the _Rhinolophus landeri_ complex, with evidence for 3 additional Afrotropical bat species. Journal of Mammalogy (in press).
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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