Rhinolophus luctus
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species: Rhinolophus luctus
Name
[edit]Rhinolophus luctus Temminck, 1834: 23
- Holotype: RMNH.MAM.35175, ♀, mounted skin with skull removed, collected by Heinrich Boie in 1827.
- Type locality: “het woeste district Tapos”, Java, Indonesia.
Synonyms
[edit]- Rhinolophus geminus Andersen, 1905: 253
- Holotype: BMNH 1879.11.15.10, subadult ♀, body in alcohol, collected between March and May 1878, presented by Baron von Hügel.
- Type locality: “Kediri, E. Java, 2000-3000 feet”.
Native distribution areas
[edit]- Indonesia: Sumatra, Java and Bali.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Temminck, C.J. 1834. Over een geslacht der vleugelhandige zoogdieren, Bladneus genaamd. (Rhinolophus Geoff., Cuv., Illig., Desm.; Vespertilio Linn., Erxleb.; Noctilio Kuhl). Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie 1: 1–30. BHL Reference page.
- Andersen, K. 1905. On the bats of the Rhinolophus philippinensis group, with descriptions of five new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7 16(92): 243–257. BHL
Additional references
[edit]- Csorba, G., Ujhelyi, P. & Thomas, N. 2003. Horseshoe Bats of the World (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae). Alana Books: Shrewsbury. 160 pp. ISBN 0-9536049-1-8 Reference page.
- Volleth, M., Loidl, J., Mayer, F., Yong, H.-S., Müller, S. & Heller, K.-G. 2015. Surprising genetic diversity in Rhinolophus luctus (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from Peninsular Malaysia: Description of a new species based on genetic and morphological characters. Acta Chiropterologica 17(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2015.17.1.001
Reference page.
- Volleth, M., Khan, F.A.A., Müller, S., Baker, R.J., Arenas-Viveros, D., Stevens, R.D., Trifonov, V., Liehr, T., Heller, K.-G. & Sotero-Caio, C.G. 2021. Cytogenetic investigations in Bornean Rhinolophoidea revealed cryptic diversity in Rhinolophus sedulus entailing classification of Peninsular Malaysia specimens as a new species. Acta Chiropterologica 23(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2021.23.1.001
Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Thong, V.D., Thanh, H.T., Soisook, P. & Csorba, G. 2019. IUCN: Rhinolophus luctus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T19548A21977086. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T19548A21977086.en. Accessed on 10 August 2026.
Vernacular names
[edit]- Deutsch: Grosse Wollhaar-Hufeisennase
- English: Great Woolly Horseshoe Bat
- Bahasa Melayu: Kelawar Ladam Terbesar