Mops bivittatus

(von Heuglin, 1861)

Spotted Free-tailed Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Heuglin, T. von. 1861. Beiträge zur Fauna der Säugetheire N.O.-Afrikas. Nova Acta Academiae Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum 29(8):1-24.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45613529

Original name as described

Nyctinomus bivittatus

Other common names

Spotted Gland-tailed Bat · Spotted Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Type material

SMNS 981

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Keren, Eritrea.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Eritrea · Ethiopia · South Sudan · Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Malawi · Mozambique

Taxonomy notes

moved from Chaerephon to Mops, although further research is needed to confirm this placement

Taxonomy notes citation

Gregorin, R., & Cirranello, A. (2016). Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (Mammalia: Chiroptera) inferred by morphological data. Cladistics, 32(1), 2-35. · Simmons, N. B. and A. L. Cirranello (2020). https://batnames.org/explore.html. Accessed: 10 May 2020. URL: https://batnames.org/explore.html.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005148

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.

Nyctinomus bivittatus

(von Heuglin, 1861)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

bivittatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 981

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45613529

Authority publication

Nova Acta Academiae Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1870:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37104)
  2. Dobson (1878:426, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34111)
  3. Matschie (1895:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Dysopes bivittatus

(von Heuglin, 1877)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

bivittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876358

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Name usages

Heuglin (1877:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)

Chærephon bivittatus

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

bivittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30154984

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1913:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30154984) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16467)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Benda, Uvizl, Mazoch, Šklíba & Červený (2022:309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62780)

Tadarida bivittata

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

bivittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
  4. Happold & Happold (2013:499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)

Chaerephon bivittata

(Freeman, 1981)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

bivittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2787013

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Freeman (1981:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2787013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1399)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:205, 206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Koopman (1993:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  4. Koopman (1994:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Mops bivittatus

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Molossidae

Root name

bivittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005148

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4308/22020251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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