Rhinolophus acrotis

von Heuglin, 1861

Heuglin's Horseshoe Bat

Close-up of head. Also as Arabian Horseshoe Bat|Cretzschmar's Horseshoe Bat.
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Location:South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Ottos BluffDate taken:Jan 1, 1977

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 220

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

Authority citation

Heuglin, T. von. 1861. Beiträge zur Fauna der Säugetheire N.O.-Afrikas. Nova Acta Academiae Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum 29(8):1-24.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45613526

Original name as described

Rhinolophus acrotis

Type material

SMNS 986a

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Keren (= Cheren), Bogos Country, Eritrea.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sudan · South Sudan · Eritrea · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Somalia · Uganda · Cameroon? · Chad? · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Burundi · Kenya · Tanzania · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Zambia · South Africa · Eswatini · Lesotho · Angola · Namibia

Taxonomy notes

split from R. clivosus

Taxonomy notes citation

Uvizl, M., Kotyková Varadínová, Z. and Benda, P. 2024. Phylogenetic relationships among horseshoe bats within the Rhinolophus ferrumequinum group (Mammalia, Chiroptera). Zoologica Scripta (in press). doi:10.1111/zsc.12650

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006833

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: 21 names and synonyms.

Rhinolophus Geoffroyii

A. Smith, 1829

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

geoffroyii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

433

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310842

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1836:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)
  2. Allen (1939:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  3. Hill & Carter (1941:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Rhinolophus acrotis

von Heuglin, 1861

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

acrotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 986a

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45613526

Authority publication

Nova Acta Academiae Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum

Name usages

  1. Heuglin (1877:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)
  2. Andersen (1906:178, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43076184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67596)
  3. Thomas (1910:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10051)
  4. Flower (1932:377) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14201)
  5. Allen (1939:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  6. Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Rhinolophus augur

Andersen, 1904

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

augur

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.10.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cbbae5f6-1c29-48e8-823f-2152d8a984b1

Authority page

380

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734107

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Hollister (1916:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35049)
  3. Granvik (1924:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68174)
  4. Thomas (1929:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)

Rhinolophus augur zambesiensis

Andersen, 1904

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

zambesiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.1.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8382892a-018e-4527-ac99-5fe11e6f3630

Authority page

383

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734110

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hollister (1916:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35049)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus augur zuluensis

Andersen, 1904

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

zuluensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.5.1.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c3f64ca5-d0bf-4dbe-b324-442bb9f69a90

Authority page

383

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734110

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Roberts (1913:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Rhinolophus acrotis typicus

Andersen, 1906

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Type

SMNS 986a

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

178

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43076184

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Name usages

Andersen (1906:178, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43076184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67596)

Rhinolophus keniensis

Hollister, 1916

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

keniensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:166352

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fdf3ef16-ef91-4f08-92ba-784d31bef551

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837319

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Hollister (1916:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35049)

Rhinolophus augur keniensis

Granvik, 1924

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

keniensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Lunds Universitets Årsskrift

Name usages

Granvik (1924:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68174)

Rhinolophus geoffroyi augur

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

augur

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

48

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Rhinolophus geoffroyi

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Rhinolophidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

48

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Shortridge (1942:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888915) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)

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