Authority citation: Andersen, K.C. 1905-01-01. Further descriptions of new Rhinolophi from Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)15(85):70-76.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19243588
Original name as described: Rhinolophus Darlingi
Nominal names: darlingi Andersen, 1905 | barbertonensis A. Roberts, 1924 | barbetonensis Jacobs, Babiker, Bastian, T. Kearney, van Eeden, & J. M. Bishop, 2013 [incorrect subsequent spelling]
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Rhinolophidae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1895.8.27.1
Type locality: "[Upper] Mazoe [Valley], Mashonaland, 4000 ft. [= 1219 m]," Zimbabwe.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Zambia (ZMB) | Malawi (MWI) | Mozambique (MOZ) | Zimbabwe (ZWE) | Botswana (BWA) | Eswatini (SWZ) | South Africa (ZAF) | Uganda (UGA) | Tanzania (TZA) | Democratic Republic of the Congo? | Togo? | Benin? | Nigeria? | Egypt? | Lesotho?
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: previously included R. damarensis
Citation: Jacobs, D. S., Babiker, H., Bastian, A., Kearney, T., van Eeden, R., & Bishop, J. M. (2013). Phenotypic convergence in genetically distinct lineages of a Rhinolophus species complex (Mammalia, Chiroptera). PloS one, 8(12), e82614.
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