Rhinolophus montanus

R. E. Goodwin, 1979

Timorese Horseshoe Bat

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

Goodwin, R.E. 1979-04-30. The bats of Timor: systematics and ecology. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 163(2):75-122.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1288

Original name as described

Rhinolophus philippinensis montanus

Type material

AMNH M-237814

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-237814

Type locality

"Quoto Lou Caves near the village of Lequi-Mia, 5 miles (8 km.) south of Ermera, Timor, at an altitude of approximately 1220 m."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

East Timor

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

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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: 2 names and synonyms.

Rhinolophus philippinensis montanus

R. E. Goodwin, 1979

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-237814

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Quoto Lou Caves near the village of Lequi-Mia, 5 miles (8 krn.) south of Ermera, Timor, at an altitude of approximately 1220 m.

Type locality

Indonesia: Lesser Sunda Islands: West Timor.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-237814

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Koopman (1994:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Rhinolophus montanus:

Simmons, 2005

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136248/209538154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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