Otomops johnstonei

D. J. Kitchener, How, & Maryanto, 1992

Johnstone'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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kitchener, D.J., How, R.A. and Maryanto, I. 1992. A new species of Otomops (Chiroptera; Molossidae) from Alor I., Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(4):729-738.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53886380

Original name as described

Otomops johnstonei

Other common names

Johnstone's Free-tailed Bat · Johnstone's Mastiff Bat

Type material

WAM M37986

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Desa Apui, Alor Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (08°15'S 124°43'E); altitude c. 700m."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005240

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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 johnstonei

D. J. Kitchener, How, & Maryanto, 1992

Family

Molossidae

Root name

johnstonei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

WAM M37986

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

730

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53886380

Authority publication

Records of the Western Australian Museum

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15647/22112472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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