Otomops harrisoni
Ralph, L. R. Richards, P. J. Taylor, Napier, & J. M. Lamb, 2015
Harrison's 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
Authority citation
Ralph, T.M.C., Richards, L.R., Taylor, P.J., Napier, M.C. and Lamb, J.M. 2015-12-09. Revision of Afro-Malagasy Otomops (Chiroptera: Molossidae) with the description of a new Afro-Arabian species. Zootaxa 4057(1):1-49.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4057.1.1Original name as described
Otomops harrisoni
Other common names
Harrison's Large-eared Giant Mastiff Bat
Type material
HZM 60.36217
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Ethiopia, Bale District, S of Omar Cave 06°54'N; 40°48'E; elevation 1340 m."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Eritrea · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Uganda · Rwanda · Kenya · Yemen
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Ralph, T.M.C., Richards, L.R., Taylor, P.J., Napier, M.C., Lamb, J.M. 2015. Revision of Afro-Malagasy Otomops (Chiroptera: Molossidae) with the description of a new Afro-Arabian species. Zootaxa 4057 (1): 1-49.
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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