Mops leucostigma

(G. M. Allen, 1918)

Malagasy White-bellied Free-tailed Bat

Also as Madagascar White-bellied Free-tailed Bat · White-shouldered Bat.
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Location:Madagascar, Atsimo Andrefana region (formerly part of Toliara province), Ankazoabo district, Berenty ReserveDate taken:Nov 5, 2023

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 7578

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Molossidae
Subfamily : Molossinae
Genus : Mops
Subgenus : Mops

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, G.M. 1918. Mammalia. Pp. 511–516 in Agassiz, G.R. (eds.). Vertebrata from Madagascar. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 61(14):475-515.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4311475

Original name as described

Chaerephon leucostigma

Other common names

Madagascar White-bellied Free-tailed Bat · White-shouldered Bat

Type material

MCZ:Mamm:16344

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:16344

Type locality

"Tananarive [= Antananarivo], Madagascar."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar · Comoros

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005213

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.

Total: 3 names and synonyms.

Chaerephon leucostigma

(G. M. Allen, 1918)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

leucostigma

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:16344

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:16344

Authority page

513

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4311475

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

M. c. leucostigma

Koopman, 1994

Family

Molossidae

Root name

leucostigma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

141

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Mops leucostigma

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

leucostigma

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 #40024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Van Cakenberghe & Seamark (2021:540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59994)
  6. Simmons & Cirranello (2022:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67562)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40024/22061983) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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