Rhinolophus pusillus

Rhinolophus pusillus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhinolophoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera Superfamilia: Rhinolophoidea

Familia: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species: Rhinolophus pusillus
Subspecies: R. p. blythi – R. p. calidus – R. p. gracilis – R. p. lakkhanae – R. p. minutillus – R. p. pagi – R. p. parcus – R. p. pusillus – R. p. szechwanus

Name

Rhinolophus pusillus Temminck, 1834: 29

• Lectotype: RMNH.MAM.35177, ♂, skull, collected by Salomon Müller and Heinrich Boie between June 1826 and September 1827. [designated by Csorba, Ujhelyi & Thomas (2003: 111)]
• Type locality: “Java”, Indonesia.
• Paralectotype: RMNH.MAM.35180, mounted skin with skull intact, collected by Salomon Müller and Heinrich Boie between June 1826 and September 1827.

Native distribution areas

• India
• Nepal
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Malaysia
• Laos
• Cambodia
• Vietnam
• China
• Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Bali, Mentawi Islands, Borneo)

References

Primary references

• 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. 
• 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. 

Links

• Fukui, D. 2019. IUCN: Rhinolophus pusillus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T85707059A21994916. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T85707059A21994916.en. Accessed on 10 August 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Least Horseshoe Bat
• Bahasa Melayu: Kelawar Ladam Terkecil