Nyctinomops macrotis

(J. E. Gray, 1839)

Big Free-tailed Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1839-09-01. Descriptions of some Mammalia discovered in Cuba by W. S. MacLeay, Esq. With some account of their habits, extracted from Mr. MacLeay's notes. Annals of Natural History (1)4(21):1-7.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895718

Original name as described

Nyctinomus macrotis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:2003.54

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2235b882-d6c5-4961-8df0-1a25d26dc386 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9690db78-b91a-4dcb-bc43-46db38dfbd03

Type locality

"Cuba."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico · Guatemala · Cuba · Jamaica · Haiti · Dominican Republic · Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana? · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia · Brazil · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina

Subregion distribution

USA(TX,CA,NV,UT,AZ,NM,CO,OK,MN?,KS?,IA?)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005237

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Promops affinis

(J. A. Allen, 1900)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-15109

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-15109

Authority page

91

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1900:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15962)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nyctinomus aequatorialis

(J. A. Allen, 1914)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

aequatorialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-34383

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-34383

Authority page

386

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Nyctinomus megalotis

(Dobson, 1877)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

728

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29099987

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Nyctinomus macrotis

(J. E. Gray, 1839)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:2003.54

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2235b882-d6c5-4961-8df0-1a25d26dc386 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9690db78-b91a-4dcb-bc43-46db38dfbd03

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895718

Authority publication

Annals of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1839:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20193)
  2. True (1885:603, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Nyctinomus depressus

(H. L. Ward, 1891)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

depressus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CNMA 9246

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

747

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41208271

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

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

Dysopes auritus

(J. A. Wagner, 1843)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

368

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703399

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Wagner (1847:204, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387654) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38237)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nyctinomus macrotis nevadensis

(H. Allen, 1894)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

nevadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:15178 (= USNM:MAMM:A36569)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fb8cf0a7-bdf1-442f-b956-28929f57ce6d

Authority page

171

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7362573

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Promops depressus

(J. A. Allen, 1900)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

depressus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1900:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15962)

Tadarida macrotis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Nyctinomops macrotis

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Molossidae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

213

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14996) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14996) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14996/97207443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

aequatoralis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

aequatoralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

447

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Tadarida molossa

(Hershkovitz, 1949)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

molossa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

452

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7728268

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

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