Mops condylurus

(A. Smith, 1833)

Angolan 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 : Mops

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Smith, A. 1833. African Zoology. South African Quarterly Journal (2)1(2):49-64.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968170

Original name as described

Nyctinomus Condylurus

Other common names

Angolan Mops Bat · Knob-tailed Mops Bat · Knob-tailed Nyctinome

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Gambia · Mali · Guinea-Bissau · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Burkina Faso · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Niger · Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Sudan · South Sudan · Ethiopia · Uganda · Kenya · Somalia · Rwanda · Burundi · Tanzania · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Namibia · Zimbabwe · Botswana · South Africa · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005210

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.

Mops (Allomops) osborni

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

Family

Molossidae

Root name

osborni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-49230

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-49230

Authority page

473

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Mops angolensis wonderi

Sanborn, 1936

Family

Molossidae

Root name

wonderi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:42138

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=33bf1c11-be73-4d15-8353-e24130bb2ec2

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2831448

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Mops angolensis orientis

G. M. Allen & Loveridge, 1942

Family

Molossidae

Root name

orientis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:38829

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:38829

Authority page

166

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2792128

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Mops osborni occidentalis

Monard, 1939

Family

Molossidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 1326.10, MHNG 861.45-49, MHNG 923.19, NMB 5268, NMB 5269, RMCA 15307, RMCA 15308

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

78

Authority publication

Archivos do Museu Bocage

Name usages

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

Mops osborni occidentalis, f. fulva

Monard, 1939

Family

Molossidae

Root name

fulva

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

varietyorform

Type

NMB 5270, RMCA 15309

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

80

Authority publication

Archivos do Museu Bocage

Name usages

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

Nyctinomus Condylurus

(A. Smith, 1833)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

condylurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968170

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Nyctinomus angolensis

(W. C. H. Peters, 1870)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 4904

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16192947

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:26, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Tadarida condylura

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

condylura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

79

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Happold & Happold (2013:505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)

Mops condylurus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Molossidae

Root name

condylurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

210

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Monadjem, Schoeman, Reside, Pio, Stoffberg, Bayliss, Cotterill, Curran, Kopp & Taylor (2010:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1775)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:653) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13838/22075340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mops condylurus condylurus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

condylurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Mops condylurus orientis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

orientis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Mops condylurus osborni

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

osborni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Mops condylurus wonderi

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

wonderi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Dysopes hepaticus

(von Heuglin, 1864)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

hepaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45611097

Authority publication

Nova Acta Academiae Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum

Name usages

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

Chærephon emini

(Wroughton, 1911)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

emini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

458

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099121

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

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