Mops jobimena

(S. M. Goodman & Cardiff, 2004)

Black-and-red 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

Authority citation

Goodman, S.M. and Cardiff, S.G. 2004-12. A new species of Chaerephon (Molossidae) from Madagascar with notes on other members of the family. Acta Chiropterologica 6(2):227-248.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.3161/1508110042955559

Original name as described

Chaerephon jobimena

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:169716

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2668484

Type locality

"Madagascar: Province d'Antsiranana, Réserve Spéciale d'Ankarana, 2.6 km E Andrafiabe, in a forest near Andrafiaba Cave, 12°55.9'S, 49°03.4'E, about 50 m a.s.l."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

recently described; moved from Chaerephon to Mops, although further research is needed to confirm this placement (the placement of C. jobimena in particular is highly contentious)

Taxonomy notes citation

Goodman, S. M. (2004). A new species of Chaerephon (Molossidae) from Madagascar with notes on other members of the family. Acta Chiropterologica, 6(2), 227-248. · 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/1005153

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 jobimena

(S. M. Goodman & Cardiff, 2004)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jobimena

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:169716

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2668484

Authority page

230

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Mops jobimena

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jobimena

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005153

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136393/22014976) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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