Rhinolophus affinis

Horsfield, 1823

Intermediate Horseshoe Bat

Ventral view, wings extended. Rhinolophus affinis affinis.
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Location:Malaysia, Negri Sembilan, Pasoh Forest ReserveDate taken:Jan 1, 1996

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1456

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Horsfield, T. 1823-06. No. VI. Cervus Muntjak. Viverra Rasse. Rhinolophus larvatus. Rhinoceros sondaicus. Iora scapularis. Falco Limnæetus. Oriolus xanthonotus. Centropus Philippensis. in Horsfield, T. 1824. Zoological Researches in Java, and the Neighbouring Islands. Kingsbury, Parbury, & Allen, London, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31111900

Original name as described

Rhinolophus affinis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.70

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a5dbbc7e-bcf7-4dac-9ce7-64971d041072

Type locality

Java, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Australasia · Palearctic

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · Myanmar · China · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia? · Malaysia · Indonesia · Brunei

Taxonomy notes

previously included R. andamanensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, A., Srinivasulu, B. and Jones, G. 2019. Integrated approaches to identifying cryptic bat species in areas of high endemism: The case of Rhinolophus andamanensis in the Andaman Islands. PLoS ONE 14(10):e0213562. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0213562

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004654

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

KnownPredicted distribution

Names and synonyms

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

Total: 10 names and synonyms.

Rhinolophus affinis

Horsfield, 1823

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.70

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a5dbbc7e-bcf7-4dac-9ce7-64971d041072

Authority page

pl. 7 unnumbered p. 9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31111900

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Temminck (1834:26, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13473240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67812)
  3. Temminck (1835:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59642)
  4. Lesson (1842:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. Blyth (1852:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40265062) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69216)
  6. Giebel (1855:984, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45549175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  7. Blyth (1863:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  8. Murray (1866:345, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  9. Jerdon (1867:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  10. Peters (1871:306, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36627556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66510)
  11. Blyth (1875:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38674986) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68967)
  12. Seabra (1898:248, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61089971) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68453)
  13. Trouessart (1904:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422897) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  14. Lyon (1911:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15845293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15501)
  15. Allen (1938:168, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12466611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6006)
  16. Chasen (1940:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  17. Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
  18. Laurie & Hill (1954:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  19. Davis (1962:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
  20. Medway (1965:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34580)
  21. Corbet & Hill (1980:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  22. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  23. Corbet & Hill (1991:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  24. Koopman (1993:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  25. Koopman (1994:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  26. Bates & Harrison (1997:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27903)
  27. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  28. Smith & Xie (2008:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  29. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  30. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  31. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  32. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004654) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  33. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19522/21982358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
  34. Saikia, Chakravarty, Csorba, Laskar & Ruedi (2025:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69679)

Rhinolophus affinis himalayanus

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

himalayanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.148

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/37fd9273-d2cd-4f1c-b93c-d5f1fa4b1b31

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207564

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Allen (1938:168, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12466611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6006)
  2. Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
  3. Koopman (1994:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinolophus affinis macrurus

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

macrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1890.4.4.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6070b702-d3c1-4457-8ed6-fb16e145d07a

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207564

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Allen (1938:170, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12466613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6006)
  2. Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
  3. Koopman (1994:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinolophus affinis nesites

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

nesites

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:104753

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e34c4ab0-fe8c-4e2c-ae5a-2d26b2b58d42

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207565

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Chasen (1940:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  2. Davis (1962:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
  3. Koopman (1994:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinolophus affinis princeps

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

princeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.4.18.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5ba75928-007e-4169-884f-bc0b9351248c

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207567

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Koopman (1994:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  3. Simmons (2005:351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinolophus affinis superans

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

superans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.7.3.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2df3c7dd-3e28-42e1-a49f-72595a2094d6

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207565

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Chasen (1940:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  2. Koopman (1994:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus affinis tener

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

tener

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1887.3.4.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/46befdb5-6b86-4df7-ba57-30946a0e03e3

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207564

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
  2. Koopman (1994:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus hainanus

J. A. Allen, 1906

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

hainanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-26748

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-26748

Authority page

482

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26889594

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Rhinolophus affinis hainanus

G. M. Allen, 1938

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

hainanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

171

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12466614

Authority publication

Natural History of Central Asia

Name usages

  1. Allen (1938:171, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12466614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6006)
  2. Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
  3. Koopman (1994:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinolophus affinis affinis

Chasen, 1940

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

37

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

  1. Chasen (1940:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  2. Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
  3. Laurie & Hill (1954:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  4. Medway (1965:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34580)
  5. Koopman (1994:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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