Otomops madagascariensis

Dorst, 1953

Madagascar 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

Dorst, J. 1953. Considerations sur le genre « Otomops » et description d'une espece nouvelle de Madagascar (Chiroptères, Molossidés). Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar (A)8:235-240.

Original name as described

Otomops madagascariensis

Other common names

Madagascar Free-tailed Bat · Madagascar Mastiff Bat

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1953-1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1953-1

Type locality

"Cave P. Saboureau in reservation No. 8 in Namoroka [Nature Reserve, south of Soalala], Madagascar."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005241

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 madagascariensis

Dorst, 1953

Family

Molossidae

Root name

madagascariensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1953-1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1953-1

Authority page

236

Authority publication

Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:658) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136564/21991318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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