Mormopterus phrudus

Handley, 1956

Incan 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

Handley, C.O., Jr. 1956-12-31. A new species of free-tailed bat (genus Mormopterus) from Peru. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 69:197-201.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34549891

Original name as described

Mormopterus phrudus

Other common names

Incan Mastiff Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:194449

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e0b239e5-842f-425a-86b0-6862f7163350

Type locality

"San Miguel Bridge, Urubamba River, Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Peru, alt. 6000 feet [= 1829 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005230

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.

Mormopterus phrudus

Handley, 1956

Family

Molossidae

Root name

phrudus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:194449

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e0b239e5-842f-425a-86b0-6862f7163350

Authority page

197

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34549891

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

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 #13887) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13887) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13887/22083688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tadarida phrudus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

phrudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

80

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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