Megaderma spasma

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Lesser Asian False-vampire

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Rhinolophoidea
Family : Megadermatidae
Genus : Megaderma

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033824

Original name as described

Vespertilio spasma

Other common names

Common Asian Ghost Bat · Lesser False Vampire · Malayan False-vampire

Type locality

Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Australasia

Country distribution

India · Sri Lanka · Bangladesh · Myanmar · China · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Malaysia · Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei · Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004650

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Megaderma Philippinensis

G. R. Waterhouse, 1843

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

philippinense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680047

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Megaderma spasma minus

Andersen, 1918

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

minus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1878.6.17.42

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/99cd8584-7e3f-437b-a8f0-0234d70f2bc9

Authority page

383

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103266

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma natunae

Andersen & Wroughton, 1907

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

natunae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.9.28.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd441ff9-8574-4bbc-b105-a8f661fe199b

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254593

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Megaderma spasma medium

Andersen, 1918

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

medium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.4.15.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/203e2361-e009-4b78-a011-809f62b8168c

Authority page

383

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103266

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma spasma majus

Andersen, 1918

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

majus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1918.8.3.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ce5ae3e6-55c9-4440-bed2-caef76d1144d

Authority page

383

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103266

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma spasma ceylonense

Andersen, 1918

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

ceylonense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1918.8.3.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0b7d9d8d-6fba-40e0-95b9-09680b09ed11

Authority page

384

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103267

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma spasma abditum

Chasen, 1940

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

abditum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1430 (= ZRC RM 536)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/528026b6-0b2f-4a5a-a11f-c131497f3121

Authority page

35

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma spasma kinabalu

Chasen, 1940

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

kinabalu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1434

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3491be5d-03b3-4772-866a-e55892d99f61

Authority page

35

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma trifolium

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

trifolium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1801

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1997-1801

Authority page

193, 197

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546886 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546890

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Megaderma spasma pangandarana

Sody, 1936

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

pangandaranum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.33019.a, RMNH.MAM.33019.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33019.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33019.b

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma siumatis

Lyon, 1916

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

siumatis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:114227

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/316d1b419-385b-40a2-ab6f-a30dce669770

Authority page

439

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765711

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Megaderma lasiae

Lyon, 1916

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

lasiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:114249

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38bb93b7a-a4f4-455e-8f21-fe2d6b96b13f

Authority page

439

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765711

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Megaderma carimatae

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

carimatae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:125185

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/334b688f4-6c4e-4263-93c6-fb31b4c15691

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7737091

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Megaderma niasense

Lyon, 1916

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

niasense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:141305

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3089e32d4-37f7-4203-b06a-2d46a75e8fd1

Authority page

440

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765712

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Megaderma spasma celebensis

Shamel, 1940

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

celebense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:216945

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fce8e878-d13b-45c6-bb00-74b27d3a76be

Authority page

352

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Megaderma Horsfieldi

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

horsfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15601, ZSI 15602

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534717

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Pteropus Spasma

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

spasma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872932

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872932) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Megaderma Spasma

G. Fischer, 1814

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

spasma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xx

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130081

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xx, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Lesson (1827:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Lesson (1842:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Smith (1842:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  5. Blyth (1863:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:135, 136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  9. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12939) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12939) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12939/22022345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Megaderma spasma carimatae

Simmons, 2005

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

carimatae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma spasma horsfieldii

Simmons, 2005

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

horsfieldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

380

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Megaderma spasma lasiae

Simmons, 2005

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

lasiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma spasma naisense

Simmons, 2005

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

naisense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

380

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Megaderma spasma natunae

Simmons, 2005

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

natunae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma spasma philippinensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

philippinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Megaderma spasma siumatis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

siumatis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma spasma spasma

Simmons, 2005

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

spasma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma spasma trifolium

Simmons, 2005

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

trifolium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma spasma celebense

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

celebense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

191

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma spasma horsfieldi

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

horsfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

191

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma spasma niasense

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

niasense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

191

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Megaderma spasma philippinense

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

philippinense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

191

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Vespertilio spasma

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

spasma

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033824

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

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