Cheiromeles torquatus

Horsfield, 1824

Greater Naked Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Molossidae
Subfamily : Molossinae
Genus : Cheiromeles

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Horsfield, T. 1824-09. No. VIII. _Sciurus bicolor_. _Mus setifer_. _Vespertilio Temminckii_. _Cheiromeles torquatus_. _Prinia familiaris_. _Perdix personata_. _Parra superciliosa_. _Anas arcuata_. in Horsfield, T. 1824. Zoological Researches in Java, and the Neighbouring Islands. Kingsbury, Parbury, & Allen, London, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31111833

Original name as described

Cheiromeles torquatus

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Penang, Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei · Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005165

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.

Cheiromeles jacobsoni

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jacobsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.10.7.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ed3d6496-866e-40da-afdc-b3c821d4b0e3

Authority page

592

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Cheiromeles caudatus

Temminck, 1841

Family

Molossidae

Root name

caudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.35775.a, RMNH.MAM.35775.b, RMNH.MAM.35776, RMNH.MAM.35777, RMNH.MAM.35779

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35775.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35775.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35776 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35777 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35779

Authority page

348

Authority publication

Leiden

Cheiromeles torquatus

Horsfield, 1824

Family

Molossidae

Root name

torquatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

pl. 5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31111833

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Blyth (1863:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4601/22035361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dysopes cheiropus

(Temminck, 1826)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

cheiropus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

218

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Molossus cheiropus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

cheiropus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207568

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Cheiromeles torquatus caudatus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

caudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Cheiromeles torquatus jacobsoni

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jacobsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Cheiromeles torquatus torquatus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

torquatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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