Cistugo lesueuri
A. Roberts, 1919
Le Sueur's Wing-gland Bat
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Chiroptera |
Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
Family | : Cistugidae |
Genus | : Cistugo |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Roberts, A. 1919. Descriptions of some new mammals. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 6(3):112-115.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50361402Original name as described
Cistugo lesueuri
Other common names
Le Sueur's Hairy Bat
Type material
TM 2286
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Lormarins [= L'Ormarins, Franschhoek Valley], Paarl District," Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
South Africa · Lesotho
Taxonomy notes
moved from Vespertilionidae to Cistugidae
Taxonomy notes citation
Lack, J. B., Roehrs, Z. P., Stanley Jr, C. E., Ruedi, M., & Van Den Bussche, R. A. (2010). Molecular phylogenetics of Myotis indicate familial-level divergence for the genus Cistugo (Chiroptera). Journal of Mammalogy, 91(4), 976-992.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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