Mops russatus

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

Russet 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

Chærephon russatus

Other common names

Russet Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Type material

AMNH M-48925

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-48925

Type locality

"Medje, Belgian Congo [= DR Congo]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Guinea · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Cameroon · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Kenya

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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005161

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.

Chærephon russatus

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

Family

Molossidae

Root name

russatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-48925

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-48925

Authority page

458

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Tadarida russata

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

russatus

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 (1991:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Happold & Happold (2013:530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)

Chaerephon russata

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

russatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

206

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Koopman (1993:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  3. Koopman (1994:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Mops russatus

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Molossidae

Root name

russatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005161

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4319/22017886) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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