Mormopterus jugularis

(W. C. H. Peters in P. L. Sclater, 1865)

Peters's Little Mastiff Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Sclater, P.L. 1865-10. Report on a collection of animals from Madagascar, transmitted to the Society. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865(2):467-470.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497439

Original name as described

Nyctinomus (Mormopterus) jugularis

Other common names

Peters's Goblin Bat · Peters's Little Free-tailed Bat · Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Type material

ZMB 2977

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Antananarivo," Madagascar.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005227

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.

Nyctinomus albiventer

(Dobson, 1877)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

albiventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1863.12.26.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bf2a4e6e-c3f9-4220-941b-472092b9c800 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bf2a4e6e-c3f9-4220-941b-472092b9c800/1677110400000

Authority page

733

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29099992

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Nyctinomus (Mormopterus) jugularis

(W. C. H. Peters in P. L. Sclater, 1865)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jugularis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2977

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

468

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497439

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Tadarida jugularis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jugularis

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 jugularis

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Molossidae

Root name

jugularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

211

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13882) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13882) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13882/22083579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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