Mops johorensis

(Dobson, 1873)

Lesser 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

Dobson, G.E. 1873. Description of a remarkable new species of Molossus (Nyctinomus,) from Johore in the Malay Peninsula. Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1873:22-23.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10283737

Original name as described

Molossus (Nyctinomus) Johorensis

Other common names

Northern Free-tailed Bat · Johore Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Type material

ZSI 15603

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Johore, Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Malaysia · Indonesia

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

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005154

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 (Nyctinomus) Johorensis

(Dobson, 1873)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

johorensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15603

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10283737

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Nyctinomus johorensis

(Dobson, 1878)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

johorensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

432

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695498

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Dobson (1878:432, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695498) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34111)

Chærephon johorensis

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

johorensis

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. Freeman (1981:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2787013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1399)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Koopman (1993:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  5. Koopman (1994:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Tadarida johorensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

johorensis

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)

Mops johorensis

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Molossidae

Root name

johorensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005154

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4313/22019065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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