Taphozous melanopogon

Temminck, 1841

Black-bearded Tomb 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

Temminck, C.J. 1841. Livraisons 4–5. Pp. 273–392 in Temminck, C.J. 1835-1841. Monographies de Mammalogie. Tome second. C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, 392 pp.

Authority publication link

https://archive.org/details/monographiedema00temmgoog/page/273/mode/2up

Original name as described

Taphozous melanopogon

Type material

RMNH.MAM.35318.a, RMNH.MAM.35318.b, RMNH.MAM.35319.a, RMNH.MAM.35319.b, RMNH.MAM.35320.a, RMNH.MAM.35320.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35318.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35318.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35319.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35319.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35320.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35320.b

Type locality

Bantam, West Java, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Australasia

Country distribution

India · Sri Lanka · Bangladesh · Myanmar · China · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei · Philippines · East Timor

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004826

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 melanopogon fretensis

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

fretensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1916.4.20.8 (= FMSM 391/12)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/43ac425f-7641-4052-87da-ab281475baa0

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19063740

Authority publication

Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums

Name usages

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

Taphozous melanopogon

Temminck, 1841

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

melanopogon

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.35318.a, RMNH.MAM.35318.b, RMNH.MAM.35319.a, RMNH.MAM.35319.b, RMNH.MAM.35320.a, RMNH.MAM.35320.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35318.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35318.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35319.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35319.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35320.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35320.b

Authority page

287

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Smith & Xie (2008:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21461/22110277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Taphozous bicolor

Temminck, 1838

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

bicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.35321.a, RMNH.MAM.35321.b, RMNH.MAM.35324

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35321.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35321.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35324

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13474792

Authority publication

Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie

Name usages

Lesson (1842:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Taphozous solifer

Hollister, 1913

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

solifer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:113010

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35bee94f0-c414-4ba0-bd7e-606fe82bc659

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337810

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Taphozous cavaticus

Hollister, 1913

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

cavaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:141092

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d8e79133-c0b0-4602-9c04-80b077b0f049

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337810

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Taphozous melanopogon bicolor

Simmons, 2005

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

bicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Taphozous melanopogon cavaticus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

cavaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Taphozous melanopogon melanopogon

Simmons, 2005

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

melanopogon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Taphozous melanopogon phillipinensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

phillipinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

384

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Taphozous melanopogon philippinensis

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

philippinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

351

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Taphozous bicolor

Temminck, 1841

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

bicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

290

Authority publication

Leiden

Taphozous Philippinensis

G. R. Waterhouse, 1845

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

philippinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862505

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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