Rhinopoma funaiolii
Benda in Benda, Reiter, Uhrin, Vallo, & Uvizl, 2026
Somali Mouse-tailed Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Yinpterochiroptera |
| Superfamily | : Rhinolophoidea |
| Family | : Rhinopomatidae |
| Genus | : Rhinopoma |
Species status
Authority citation
Benda, P., Reiter, A., Uhrin, M., Vallo, P. and Uvizl, M. 2026-06-22. Revision of the family Rhinopomatidae (Chiroptera): a taxonomic synthesis of the morphological and molecular genetic evidence. Mammalia (in press).
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Original name as described
Rhinopoma funaiolii
Type material
MF 7882
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Somalia, Puntland (Majeerteen), Galgala (also Galgalo) Oasis; 10°59'N, 49°03'E, ca. 840 m a. s. l."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Somalia
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Benda, P., Reiter, A., Uhrin, M., Vallo, P. and Uvizl, M. 2026. Revision of the family Rhinopomatidae (Chiroptera): a taxonomic synthesis of the morphological and molecular genetic evidence. Mammalia (in press). doi:10.1515/mammalia-2025-0161
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
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Total: 1 name and synonym.
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