Ozimops petersi

(Leche, 1884)

Inland 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

Authority citation

Leche, W. 1884-06. On some species of Chiroptera from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1884(1):49-54.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28689888

Original name as described

Nyctinomus petersi

Other common names

Inland Mastiff Bat · Little Free-tailed Bat · Little Mastiff Bat

Type material

NHRM A59/1983809.3137

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"South Australia."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

split from O. planiceps; 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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005252

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 petersi

(Leche, 1884)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

petersi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM A59/1983809.3137

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28689888

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Nyctonomus petersi

(J. D. Ogilby, 1892)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

petersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938610

Authority publication

Sydney

Name usages

Ogilby (1892:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69482)

Mormopterus petersi

(Reardon, N. L. McKenzie, S. J. B. Cooper, B. Appleton, Carthew, & M. Adams, 2014)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

petersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

124

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

  1. Reardon, McKenzie, Cooper, Appleton, Carthew & Adams (2014:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/29469)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Ozimops petersi

S. Jackson & Groves, 2015

Family

Molossidae

Root name

petersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

261

Authority publication

Clayton South

Name usages

  1. Jackson & Groves (2015:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:671) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/71534469/209554228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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