Myopterus daubentonii

Ranzani, 1820

Daubenton's Winged-mouse Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ranzani, C. 1820. Elementi di zoologia. Tomo Secondo. Parte Seconda. Annesio Nobili, Bologna, 167-504 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807764

Original name as described

Myopterus Daubentonii

Other common names

Daubenton's Free-tailed Bat · Senegal Mastiff Bat

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1982-1035

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

type locality not given. Based on neotype selection, restricted by F. Adam and colleagues in 1993 to Senegal.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Cote d'Ivoire · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005231

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.

Myopterus senegalensis

Oken, 1816

Family

Molossidae

Root name

senegalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

placedonindex

Authority page

932

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375679

Authority publication

Jena

Noctilio rattus

(Muirhead, 1819)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

rattus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

410

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Muirhead (1819:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)

Myopterus Senegalensis

Goldfuss, 1820

Family

Molossidae

Root name

senegalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

457

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

Goldfuss (1820:457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41309)

Myopterus Daubentonii

Ranzani, 1820

Family

Molossidae

Root name

daubentonii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1982-1035

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

184

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807764

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

  1. Ranzani (1820:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
  2. Lesson (1842:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Peters (1866:574 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35169035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66062)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Adam, Aellen & Tranier (1993:317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41224485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17262)
  7. Koopman (1993:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  8. Koopman (1994:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  9. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  10. Happold & Happold (2013:476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14102/22046398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

myopteris Daubentonii

A. G. Desmarest, 1821

Family

Molossidae

Root name

daubentonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1982-1035

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1982-1035

Authority page

132

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523896

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1821:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523896) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  2. Schinz (1821:873, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. Lesson (1827:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Fischer (1829:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  5. Gray (1838:502, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34750)
  6. Rochebrune (1883:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43667)

Molossus Daubentonii

(de Blainville, 1840)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

daubentonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57991261

Authority publication

Ostéographie

Name usages

  1. Blainville (1840:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57991261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37123)
  2. Fitzinger (1870:779, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61942164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37090)

Myopterus albatus

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Molossidae

Root name

albatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.5.9.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d7e5e149-6125-4063-a710-63dbd2ccd130

Authority page

469

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131566

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Freeman (1981:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2787024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1399)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Myopterus daubentoni

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Molossidae

Root name

daubentoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

81

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Myopterus daubentonii albatus

Adam, Aellen, & Tranier, 1993

Family

Molossidae

Root name

albatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

317

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41224485

Authority publication

Revue suisse de Zoologie

Name usages

  1. Adam, Aellen & Tranier (1993:317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41224485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17262)
  2. Koopman (1994:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

M. d. daubentonii

Koopman, 1994

Family

Molossidae

Root name

daubentonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

138

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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