Taphozous georgianus

O. Thomas, 1915

Common Sheath-tailed Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Emballonuroidea
Family : Emballonuridae
Subfamily : Taphozoinae
Genus : Taphozous
Subgenus : Taphozous

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1915-09-30. Notes on Taphozous and Saccolaimus. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 24(1):57-63.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151585

Original name as described

Taphozous australis georgianus

Other common names

Sharp-nosed Tomb Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1844.2.27.59

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/22aac48a-e75e-4f46-b57d-b337c7b6c14e

Type locality

"King George's Sound," Western Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004819

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.

Taphozous australis georgianus

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

georgianus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1844.2.27.59

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/22aac48a-e75e-4f46-b57d-b337c7b6c14e

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151585

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Taphozous georgianus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

georgianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

45

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21454/209538623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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