Emballonura alecto

(Eydoux & P. Gervais, 1836)

Small Asian Sheath-tailed Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Emballonuroidea
Family : Emballonuridae
Subfamily : Emballonurinae
Tribe : Emballonurini
Genus : Emballonura

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Mamm. de la "Favourite" in Alag. Zool. Paris, 6: 7. Manila, Luzon. Extralimital synonyms are given by Tate & Archbold (1939).

Original name as described

Vespertilio (Nycticeius) alecto

Other common names

Philippine Sheath-tailed Bat

Type locality

Manila, Luzon, Philippines.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines · Indonesia · Brunei · Malaysia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004802

Country distribution map

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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.

Emballonura alecto palawanensis

E. H. Taylor, 1934

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

palawanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-241780

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-241780

Authority page

197

Authority publication

Monographs of the Bureau of Science

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Emballonura monticola rivalis

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

rivalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.11.2.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ddb71bf6-bc71-4176-82af-6a102924a30b

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15612854

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Emballonura discolor

W. C. H. Peters, 1861

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

discolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.568, BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.569, ZMB 2538

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ccc0dda3-3b3e-4a72-a51e-8fd757533082 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e54c27c7-22e4-403d-b75d-c988a2ec1f39

Authority page

711

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38646578

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Emballonura anambensis

G. S. Miller, 1900

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

anambensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:101716

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38b779e25-4da3-498e-9f66-e6573f67f8b5

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872266

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Nyctalus alecto

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

alecto

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Emballonura alecto

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

alecto

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

44

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7670) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7670) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004802) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7670/209548087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Emballonura alecto alecto

Simmons, 2005

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

alecto

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 (2019:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Emballonura alecto anambensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

anambensis

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 (2019:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Emballonura alecto rivalis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

rivalis

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 (2019:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Vespertilio (Nycticeius) alecto

(Eydoux & P. Gervais, 1836)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

alecto

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Magasin de zoologie

Name usages

Gervais (1849:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57438732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60636)

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