Mops tomensis

(Juste & Ibáñez, 1993)

Sao Tome 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

Juste, J. and Ibáñez, C. 1993. A new Tadarida of the subgenus Chaerephon (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from São Tomé Island, Gulf of Guinea (West Africa). Journal of Mammalogy 74(4):901-907.

Authority publication link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1382428

Original name as described

Tadarida (Chaerephon) tomensis

Type material

EBD 18256

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Praia das Conchas, 3 km NW Guadalupe, São Tomé Island, Republic of São Tomé and Principe (0°24'N, 6°37'E)."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

São Tomé and Príncipe

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/1005163

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Tadarida (Chaerephon) tomensis

(Juste & Ibáñez, 1993)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

tomensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

EBD 18256

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

901

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Chaerephon tomensis

(Simmons, 2005)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

tomensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Mops tomensis

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Molossidae

Root name

tomensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005163

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4321/21981234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.