Mops solomonis

(Troughton, 1931)

Solomons 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

Troughton, E.L.G. 1931. Three new bats of the genera Pteropus, Nyctimene, and Chaerephon from Melanesia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 56:204-209.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34927816

Original name as described

Chaerephon solomonis

Other common names

Solomons Mastiff Bat

Type material

AM M.3606

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"cave at Mufu Point, six miles [= 10 km] west of Tuarugu Village, south-west coast of Ysabel [= Isabel Island]," Solomon Islands.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Solomon Islands

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

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005162

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 solomonis

(Troughton, 1931)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

solomonis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.3606

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

209

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34927816

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Tadarida jobensis solomonis

(Felten, 1964)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

solomonis

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)

C. j. solomonis

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

solomonis

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 solomonis

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Molossidae

Root name

solomonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005162

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4320/22017829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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