Myopterus whitleyi
(R. F. Scharff, 1900)
Bini 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
Scharff, R.F. 1900-12-01. _Mormopterus Whitleyi_—a new species of bat from W. Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)6(36):569-570.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19266365Original name as described
Mormopterus Whitleyi
Other common names
Bini Free-tailed Bat · Whitley's Winged-mouse Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1900.10.26.1
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/957b66f7-df07-4328-beb5-069dd7fc637aType locality
"Benin City [ Nigeria] in West Africa."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Ghana · Nigeria · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Gabon · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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