Otomops formosus

Chasen, 1939

Java Giant Mastiff Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Chasen, F.N. 1939. Four new mammals from Java. Treubia 17(3):185-188.

Authority publication link

https://e-journal.biologi.lipi.go.id/index.php/treubia/article/viewFile/2565/2207

Original name as described

Otomops formosus

Other common names

Java Free-tailed Bat · Java Mastiff Bat · Javan Mastiff Bat

Type material

RMNH.MAM.15322.a, RMNH.MAM.15322.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.15322.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.15322.b

Type locality

Tjibadak [= Cibadak], West Java Province, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005238

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.

Otomops formosus

Chasen, 1939

Family

Molossidae

Root name

formosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.15322.a, RMNH.MAM.15322.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.15322.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.15322.b

Authority page

186

Authority publication

Treubia

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 #15645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15645/22112831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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