Hipposideros obscurus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1861)

Philippine Forest Roundleaf Bat

Also as Philippine Forest Leaf-nosed Bat.
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Location:Philippines, Central Visayas region, Cebu island, Tabunan forestDate taken:Unknown

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 4087

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yinpterochiroptera
Superfamily : Rhinolophoidea
Family : Hipposideridae
Genus : Hipposideros

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1861. Hr. W. Peters berichtet über die von Hrn. F. Jagor bisher auf Malacca, Borneo, Java und den Philippinen gesammelten Säugethiere aus den Ordnungen der Halbaffen, Pelzflatterer und Flederthiere. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1861:706-712.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38646576

Original name as described

Phyllorhina obscura

Other common names

Philippines Forest Roundleaf Bat · Philippine Forest Leaf-nosed Bat

Type material

ZMB 2528

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Paracali [= Paracali, Camarines Norte Province], Luzon, " Philippines.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004623

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 3 names and synonyms.

Phyllorhina obscura

(W. C. H. Peters, 1861)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2528

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

709

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38646576

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1871:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36627576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66510)
  2. Elera (1895:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)

Hipposiderus obscura

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422901

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422901) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Hipposideros obscurus

Hollister, 1912

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354168

Authority publication

Philippine Journal of Science

Name usages

  1. Hollister (1912:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)
  2. Sanborn (1952:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785498) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)
  3. Hill (1963:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340861) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Koopman (1993:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  8. Koopman (1994:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  9. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10153/22101961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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