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Rhinolophus hipposideros

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae

Taxonomy
Rhinolophus hipposideros was named by Bechstein (1800). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1800Rhinolophus hipposideros Bechstein
1968Rhinolophus hipposideros Kurten p. 52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyRhinolophoidea
familyRhinolophidaeGray 1825
genusRhinolophusLacépède 1799
specieshipposiderosBechstein 1800

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Rhinolophus hipposideros Bechstein 1800
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Israel Rhinolophus hipposideros (225664)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Austria (Niederoesterreich) Rhinolophus hipposideros (50258)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary Rhinolophus hipposideros (35476)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Dodecanese) Rhinolophus hipposideros (182809)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greece (Boeotia) Rhinolophus hipposideros (203845)