Mops chapini

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

Long-crested 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

Allen, J.A., Lang, H. and Chapin, J.P. 1917-09-29. The American Museum Congo Expedition collection of bats. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 37(18):405-563.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1068

Original name as described

Chaerephon (Lophomops) chapini

Other common names

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat · Chapin's Wrinkle-lipped Bat · Crested Free-tailed Bat · Crested Wrinkle-lipped Bat · Long-crested Gland-tailed Bat · Long-crested Wrinkle-lipped Bat · Pale Free-tailed Bat · Shortridge's Free-tailed Bat

Type material

AMNH M-48841

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-48841

Type locality

"Faradje, northeastern Belgian Congo [= DR Congo]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · South Sudan · Ethiopia · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Kenya · Republic of the Congo · Angola · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe · Zambia

Taxonomy notes

tentatively includes shortridgei until further taxonomic research can be conducted; 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. · Monadjem, A., Taylor, P. J., & Schoeman, M. C. (2020). Bats of southern and central Africa: a biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis. Wits University Press.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005150

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.

Chaerephon (Lophomops) chapini

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

Family

Molossidae

Root name

chapini

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-48841

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-48841

Authority page

461

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Freeman (1981:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2787013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1399)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:206) (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)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Chaerephon (Lophomops) shortridgei

(O. Thomas, 1926)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.12.4.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/67b67e22-d430-470c-86de-ce2c92ea993c

Authority page

289

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Hill & Carter (1941:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Chærophon (Lophomops) Chapini

(Hatt, 1928)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

chapini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

376

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France

Name usages

Hatt (1928:376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67338)

Chaerephon (Lophomops) shortridgei shortridgei

(Shortridge, 1934)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

76

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Chaerephon lancasteri

(Hayman, 1938)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

lancasteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1937.12.8.25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0c6109e2-e613-4355-be8e-e73e86a30a0c

Authority page

383

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Tadarida chapini

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

chapini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

80

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:80) (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 (2013:503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)

C. c. chapini

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

chapini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

140

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

C. c. lancasteri

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

lancasteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

140

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

C. c. shortridgei

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

140

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Mops chapini

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Molossidae

Root name

chapini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005150

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4310/22019424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mops shortridgei

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Molossidae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006735

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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