Rhinolophus beddomei

Andersen, 1905

Beddome's Woolly Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus beddomei beddomei. Also as Bedomme's Horseshoe Bat. Might be Rhinolophus perniger perniger, Northern Woolly Horseshoe Bat.
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Location:India, Tamil Nadu, Anamalai Tiger Reserve (formerly Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park)Date taken:24 December 2013Description:Rhinolophus beddomei beddomei. Also as Bedomme's Horseshoe Bat. Might be Rhinolophus perniger perniger, Northern Woolly Horseshoe Bat.

Distribution :

W & EC India, Sri Lanka.

Notes :

The species identification is uncertain. This individual may represent a different taxon.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 2474

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

Andersen, K.C. 1905-08-01. On the bats of the Rhinolophus philippinensis group, with descriptions of five new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)16(92):243-257.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19214880

Original name as described

Rhinolophus Beddomei

Other common names

Bedomme's Horseshoe Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1882.3.3.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8742d0fc-cd6d-4a1c-b647-4df97b60a2b4

Type locality

"Wynaad [= Wayanad], Mysore [= Mysuru], S[outh]. India."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Sri Lanka

Taxonomy notes citation

Srinivasulu, A., Srinivasulu, B., Kusuminda, T., Amarasinghe, C., Ukuwela, K. D., Karunarathna, M., ... & Srinivasulu, C. (2023). Taxonomic status of the Lesser Woolly Horseshoe bats (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae, Rhinolophus beddomei) in peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Zootaxa, 5301(2), 199-218.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004659

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Names and synonyms

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

Total: 5 names and synonyms.

Rhinolophus Beddomei

Andersen, 1905

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

beddomei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1882.3.3.1

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Wynaad, Mysore, S. India.

Type locality

India: Kerala.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8742d0fc-cd6d-4a1c-b647-4df97b60a2b4

Authority page

253

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19214880

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Phillips (1924:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67766)
Phillips (1929:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68575)
Bates & Harrison (1997:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27903)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40023) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40023) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40023/22061859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinolophus beddomei sobrinus

Andersen, 1918

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

sobrinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1918.8.3.3

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Kala Oya, N.C.P., Ceylon

Type locality

Sri Lanka.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7f7261b2-140d-4348-97c6-a4da466c1030

Authority page

378

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103261

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Phillips (1924:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67766)
Phillips (1929:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68575)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhinolophus luctus beddomei:

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

beddomei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722422

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Koopman (1994:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Rhinolophus luctus sobrinus:

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

sobrinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722423

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Koopman (1994:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Rhinolophus beddomei beddomei:

Simmons, 2005

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

beddomei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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