Nycteris hispida

(von Schreber, 1774)

Hairy Slit-faced Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Emballonuroidea
Family : Nycteridae
Genus : Nycteris

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774. pl. 56. P. pl. 56 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060110

Original name as described

Vespertilio hispidus

Other common names

Hairy Long-eared Bat

Type locality

Senegal.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Mauritania · Mali · Senegal · Gambia · Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Burkina Faso · Nigeria · Niger · Cameroon · Chad · Equatorial Guinea · Central African Republic · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Sudan · South Sudan · Ethiopia · Somalia · Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania · Rwanda · Burundi · Malawi · Mozambique · Angola · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Namibia · Botswana · South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004837

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.

Nycteris pallida

J. A. Allen in J. A. Allen, Lang, & Chapin, 1917

Family

Nycteridae

Root name

pallida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-49144

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-49144

Authority page

425

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Nycteris Poensis

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Nycteridae

Root name

poensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.252

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b3485e60-0bfc-49e0-96df-f1e99cc5968d

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729605

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Rhinolophus Martini

(L. Fraser, 1843)

Family

Nycteridae

Root name

martini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.252

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b3485e60-0bfc-49e0-96df-f1e99cc5968d

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680003

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Nycteris villosa

W. C. H. Peters, 1851

Family

Nycteridae

Root name

villosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 394, ZMB 85665

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

758

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11056772

Authority publication

Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1871:902, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42381863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67090)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nycterus hispidus

G. Fischer, 1814

Family

Nycteridae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xix

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Nycteris hispida

C. H. Smith, 1842

Family

Nycteridae

Root name

hispida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

131

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Peters (1871:901, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42381862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67090)
  3. Matschie (1895:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  4. Dollman (1914:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Uchikawa (1988:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4547)
  8. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  9. Monadjem, Schoeman, Reside, Pio, Stoffberg, Bayliss, Cotterill, Curran, Kopp & Taylor (2010:381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1775)
  10. Happold & Happold (2013:448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14930/22012843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nycteris hispidus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Nycteridae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

daubentoni

Simmons, 2005

Family

Nycteridae

Root name

daubentoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

392

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio hispidus

(von Schreber, 1774)

Family

Nycteridae

Root name

hispida

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060110

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872946) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Nycteris Daubentonii

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1813

Family

Nycteridae

Root name

daubentonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

19

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

Lesson (1827:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207552) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Nycterops pilosa

(J. E. Gray, 1866)

Family

Nycteridae

Root name

pilosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627525

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

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