Ozimops planiceps

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Southern 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

Peters, W.C.H. 1866. Über einige neue oder weniger bekannte Flederthiere. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866:16-25.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052565

Original name as described

Nyctinomus planiceps

Other common names

Southeastern Free-tailed Bat

Type material

SMF:MAMM:4283

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"Australien [= Australia]." Restricted by T. Iredale and E. L. G. Troughton in 1934 to "probably Sydney."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

previously included O. petersi; 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/1005253

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Molossus wilcoxii

(Krefft, 1864)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

wilcoxii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Sydney

Nyctinomus planiceps

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

planiceps

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4283

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052565

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Molossus wilcoxii

(Krefft, 1871)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

wilcoxii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority publication

Sydney

Name usages

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

Molossus Wilcoxii

(Krefft, 1873)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

wilcoxii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1864.8.14.1

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dac52665-c1a5-4173-83c2-e3ccb17dc918 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fc66efb7-1bc5-49de-b35a-a06f7f12668d

Authority page

694

Authority publication

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Tadarida planiceps

(Felten, 1964)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

planiceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

  1. Felten (1964:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66667)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Mormopterus (Mormopterus) planiceps

(Freeman, 1981)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

planiceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2787023

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Freeman (1981:161, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2787023) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1399)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Koopman (1993:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  5. Koopman (1994:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. Reardon, McKenzie, Cooper, Appleton, Carthew & Adams (2014:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/29469)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13888) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13888) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

M. p. planiceps

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

planiceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

136

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Ozimops planiceps

S. Jackson & Groves, 2015

Family

Molossidae

Root name

planiceps

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 (2019:670) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/71732146/22084197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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