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Hipposideridae (leaf-nosed bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Hipposideridae Lydekker
1984Hipposideridae Butler
1988Hipposideridae Carroll
1997Hipposideridae Hand p. 74
1998Hipposideridae Hand p. 260
2005Hipposideridae Hand and Archer p. 372
2010Hipposideridae Harrison and Hooker p. 8
2016Hipposideridae Ravel et al. p. 368

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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
familyHipposideridaeLydekker 1891
familyHipposideridaeLydekker 1891

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.

Fm. Hipposideridae Lydekker 1891 [leaf-nosed bat]
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G. Anthops Thomas 1888
G. Aselliscus Tate 1941
Tr. †Hipposiderini Lydekker 1891
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G. Asellia Gray 1838
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G. Hipposideros Gray 1831 [roundleaf bat]
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†Hipposideros collongensis Dépèret 1892
†Hipposideros conquensis Sevilla 1990
†Hipposideros felix Mein and Ginsburg 1997
†Hipposideros minor Sevilla 1990
†Hipposideros morloti Pictet 1855
†Hipposideros omani Sigé et al. 1994
†Hipposideros schlosseri Revilliod 1917
G. †Miophyllorhina Hand 1997
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G. †Palaeophyllophora Revilliod 1917
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†Palaeophyllophora oltina Delfortrie 1872
†Palaeophyllophora quercyi Revilliod 1917
†Palaeophyllophora tunisiensis Ravel et al. 2016
G. †Palaeophyllopora Revilliod 1922
G. †Paraphyllophora Revilliod 1922
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†Paraphyllophora robusta Revilliod 1922
Tr. Rhinonycterini Gray 1866
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Subtr. †Coelopina Tate 1941
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G. †Archerops Hand and Kirsch 2003
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†Archerops annectens Hand and Kirsch 2003
G. Cloeotis Thomas 1901
G. Coelops Blyth 1848
G. Paracoelops Dorst 1947 [orange leaf-nosed bat]
Subtr. Rhinonycterina Gray 1866
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G. †Brevipalatus Hand and Archer 2005
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†Brevipalatus mcculloughi Hand and Archer 2005
G. Rhinonycteris Gray 1847
G. †Riversleigha Hand 1998
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G. Triaenops Dobson 1871 [trident bat]
G. †Vaylatsia Sige 1990
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†Vaylatsia prisca Revilliod 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2008-02-13 12:22:21
Modified: 2008-02-13 14:22:21
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Tunisia Palaeophyllophora tunisiensis, Hipposideros africanum (87795)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Hipposideros trassounius, Hipposideros schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora quercyi (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Hipposideridae indet. (31736 183350)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Canton de Vaud) Pseudorhinolophus morloti (182607)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Hipposideridae indet., Hipposideros sp.2, Palaeophyllophora sp.1, Hipposideros schlosseri, Hipposideros morloti (12841) Hipposideridae indet., Palaeophyllophora sp., Hipposideros schlosseri, Hipposideros morloti, Palaeophyllophora oltina (31764) Hipposideros schlosseri, Hipposideros morloti (31765) Hipposideros schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora quercyi, Hipposideros morloti (12843) Hipposideros sp.2, Hipposideros schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora oltina (12849) Palaeophyllophora sp., Hipposideros schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora quercyi, Palaeophyllophora oltina (12842)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Hipposideros sp.2, Hipposideros schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora quercyi, Hipposideros morloti (12850)
MP 1837.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Hipposideridae indet., Hipposideros morloti (12851)
MP 20 - MP 2137.2 - 28.4France (Occitanie) Hipposideridae indet., Hipposideros schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora quercyi, Vaylatsia prisca (183382)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Palaeophyllophora sanctaeneboulae, Pseudorhinolophus sp. (31583)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Oman (Dhofar) Hipposideridae indet., Hipposideros omani (162464)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France Palaeophyllophora quercyi, Hipposideros morloti, Vaylatsia prisca (183452)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France Pseudorhinolophus schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora quercyi, Vaylatsia prisca (183381)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03Spain (Cuenca) Hipposideros minor, Hipposideros conquensis (184097)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Brachipposideros sp. (183096)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Rhinonycteris tedfordi, Brevipalatus mcculloughi, Brachipposideros watsoni, Brachipposideros nooraleebus, Brachipposideros sp., Riversleigha williamsi (84865)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France Palaeophyllophora sp., Asellia mariaetheresae, Hipposideros collongensis (200296)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Australia (Queensland) Miophyllorhina riversleighensis (182935) Riversleigha williamsi (182936)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Hipposideros bernardsigei (135708)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Hipposideros sp., Asellia mariaetheresae, Hipposideros dechaseauxi, Hipposideros bouziguensis (37050)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Thailand Hipposideros khengkao, Hipposideros felix (48126)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Queensland) Hipposideridae indet. (151091) Hipposideridae indet., Archerops annectens (53951) Hipposideros nooralebus (181913) Hipposideros nooraleebus (182955)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Hipposideridae indet. (11798)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Namibia Hipposideridae indet. (87787)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Hipposideridae indet. (44219 44223)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Ravenna) Hipposideros vetus, Asellia mariaetheresae (144566)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Hipposideros cyclops, Hipposideros camerunensis (21546)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ethiopia Hipposideros kaumbului (21545)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Anhui) Hipposideros sp. (68380)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) Hipposideros amiger, Hipposideros pratti, Hipposideros larvatus, Hipposideros bicolor, Aselliscus wheeleri (214689)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Zambia Hipposideros commersoni (68341)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Guangdong) Hipposideros sp. (13293)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Philippines Hipposideros diadema (194833 194834 194835 194836)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117China (Hubei) Hipposideros pratti, Hipposideros armiger (92787)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Beanka) Triaenops menamena (205190 205193)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Hipposideros commersoni (22073)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Hipposideros commersoni, Triaenops furculus (92733)