Micronomus norfolkensis

(J. E. Gray, 1839)

East Coast Free-tailed Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1839-09-01. Descriptions of some Mammalia discovered in Cuba by W. S. MacLeay, Esq. With some account of their habits, extracted from Mr. MacLeay's notes. Annals of Natural History (1)4(21):1-7.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895720

Original name as described

Molossus Norfolkensis

Other common names

East Coast Mastiff Bat · Eastern Freetail Bat · Eastern Little Mastiff Bat · Norfolk Island Mastiff Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1838.10.11.56

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7b2d1ce8-ad5a-4a83-8270-97020cc08627

Type locality

type locality not given. Restricted by T. B. Reardon and colleagues in 2008 to "possibly Norfolk Island, Australia."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Mormopterus to Micronomus

Taxonomy notes citation

Jackson, S. M., & Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Austalia, Clayton.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005191

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 Norfolkensis

(J. E. Gray, 1839)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

norfolkensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1838.10.11.56

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7b2d1ce8-ad5a-4a83-8270-97020cc08627

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895720

Authority publication

Annals of Natural History

Name usages

Gray (1839:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20193)

Tadarida norfolkensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

norfolkensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

79

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Mormopterus norfolkensis

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

norfolkensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

212

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13885) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13885) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Micronomus norfolkensis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Molossidae

Root name

norfolkensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

668

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/76776686/22084304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Molossus Norfolcensis

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

norfolcensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729629

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

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