Mops jobensis

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Greater Northern 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

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1902-12-16. Two new tropical Old World bats. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 15:245-246.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365111

Original name as described

Nyctinomus jobensis

Other common names

Northern Mastiff Bat · Northern Free-tailed Bat · Wrinkle-lipped Mastiff Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:18545 (= USNM:MAMM:A38035)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f91713fa-8e25-4dbc-b39b-dc51538c8664

Type locality

"Ansus, Island of Jobie [= Yapen Island], Northwestern New Guinea [= Papua Province]," Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea · Australia

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/1005152

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 jobensis

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jobensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:18545 (= USNM:MAMM:A38035)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f91713fa-8e25-4dbc-b39b-dc51538c8664

Authority page

246

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365111

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Nyctinomus plicatus colonicus

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

colonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.3.9.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/67dda143-e599-4ce9-979a-4915ca96d4bc

Authority page

537

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208252

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Tadarida plicata jobensis

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jobensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Tadarida jobensis

(Felten, 1964)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jobensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

  1. Felten (1964:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66667)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Tadarida jobensis jobensis

(Felten, 1964)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jobensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

Felten (1964:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66667)

Chaerephon jobensis

(Freeman, 1981)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jobensis

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 (1982:206) (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. Jackson & Groves (2015:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

C. j. colonicus

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

colonicus

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)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

C. j. jobensis

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jobensis

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)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Mops jobensis

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jobensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005152

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4312/209520861) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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