Austronomus australis

(J. E. Gray, 1838)

White-striped Free-tailed Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Molossidae
Subfamily : Molossinae
Genus : Austronomus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1838-02-01. A revision of the genera of bats (Vespertilionidae), and the description of some new genera and species. Magazine of Zoology and Botany 2(12):483-505.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026404

Original name as described

Molossus australis

Other common names

White-striped Mastiff Bat

Type locality

"New South Wales."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Tadarida to Austronomus

Taxonomy notes citation

Gregorin, R., & Cirranello, A. (2016). Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (Mammalia: Chiroptera) inferred by morphological data. Cladistics, 32(1), 2-35.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005141

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.

Molossus australis

(J. E. Gray, 1838)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

501

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026404

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Name usages

  1. Gray (1838:501, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34750)
  2. Fitzinger (1870:764, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61942149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37090)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Nyctinomus australis

(Dobson, 1878)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

433

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695499

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Dobson (1878:433, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34111)
  2. Collett (1887:850, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356890) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67854)

Nyctinomus albidus

(Leche, 1884)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

albidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28689889

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Nyctonomus albidus

(J. D. Ogilby, 1892)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

albidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938609

Authority publication

Sydney

Name usages

Ogilby (1892:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69482)

Nyctonomus australis

(J. D. Ogilby, 1892)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938609

Authority publication

Sydney

Name usages

Ogilby (1892:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69482)

Nyctinomus australis atratus

(O. Thomas, 1924)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

atratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1924.8.4.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f6d57aea-b93a-40b9-a888-bca55f81b13a

Authority page

456

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Tadarida australis

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635603

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Felten (1964:1) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66667)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Freeman (1981:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2787027) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1399)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Koopman (1993:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  8. Koopman (1994:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  9. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

T. a. australis

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Austronomus australis

S. Jackson & Groves, 2015

Family

Molossidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

258

Authority publication

Clayton South

Name usages

  1. Jackson & Groves (2015:258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:667) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21313/22121905) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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