Ozimops loriae

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Loria's Free-tailed Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1897-12-14. Viaggio di Lamberto Loria nella Papuasia orientale. XIX. On the mammals obtained in British New Guinea by Dr. Lamberto Loria. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 38:606-622.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7785831

Original name as described

Nyctinomus loriae

Other common names

Loria's Mastiff Bat · Little Northern Mastiff Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.8.7.30, MSNG (no number given)

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1d983b8a-54b1-4478-9be5-271c04bc93ea

Type locality

"Kamali," close to the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, Papua New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

Taxonomy notes

previously included O. cobourgianus and ridei; moved from Mormopterus to Ozimops

Taxonomy notes citation

Reardon, T. B., McKenzie, N. L., Cooper, S. J. B., Appleton, B., Carthew, S., & Adams, M. (2014). A molecular and morphological investigation of species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in Australian free-tailed bats Mormopterus (Chiroptera: Molossidae). Australian journal of zoology, 62(2), 109-136. · Jackson, S. M., & Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Austalia, Clayton.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005250

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.

Nyctinomus loriae

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

loriae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.8.7.30, MSNG (no number given)

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1d983b8a-54b1-4478-9be5-271c04bc93ea

Authority page

609

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7785831

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Mormopterus loriae

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

loriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

211, 212

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:211, 212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Mormopterus loriae loriae

(Simmons, 2005)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

loriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Ozimops loriae

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Molossidae

Root name

loriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

670

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:670) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/82345325/209533844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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