Sauromys petrophilus

(A. Roberts, 1917)

Roberts's Flat-headed Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Roberts, A. 1917. Descriptions of two new species of a new subgenus of bats and a new species of molerats. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 6(1):4-6.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50361292

Original name as described

Platymops petrophilus

Other common names

Flat-headed Free-tailed Bat · Rock-dwelling Flat-headed Bat · Rock-loving Flat-headed Bat

Type material

TM X835

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Bleskop, near Rustenburg," North West Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia · South Africa · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Botswana

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005259

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.

Platymops (Sauromys) haagneri umbratus

(Shortridge & T. D. Carter, 1938)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

umbratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40891083

Authority publication

Annals of the South African Museum

Platymops petrophilus erongensis

(A. Roberts, 1946)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

erongensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 9494

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

308

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Platymops petrophilus

(A. Roberts, 1917)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

petrophilus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM X835

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50361292

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Platymops haagneri

(A. Roberts, 1917)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

haagneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50361291

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Sauromys petrophilus erongensis

R. L. Peterson, 1965

Family

Molossidae

Root name

erongensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250496

Authority publication

Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum

Name usages

  1. Peterson (1965:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21876)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Sauromys petrophilus fitzsimonsi

R. L. Peterson, 1965

Family

Molossidae

Root name

fitzsimonsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250496

Authority publication

Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum

Name usages

  1. Peterson (1965:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21876)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Sauromys petrophilus haagneri

R. L. Peterson, 1965

Family

Molossidae

Root name

haagneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250496

Authority publication

Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum

Name usages

  1. Peterson (1965:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21876)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Sauromys petrophilus

R. L. Peterson, 1965

Family

Molossidae

Root name

petrophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250496

Authority publication

Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum

Name usages

  1. Peterson (1965:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21876)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Monadjem, Schoeman, Reside, Pio, Stoffberg, Bayliss, Cotterill, Curran, Kopp & Taylor (2010:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1775)
  5. Happold & Happold (2013:486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #44693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #44693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44693/22074483) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sauromys petrophilus petrophilus

R. L. Peterson, 1965

Family

Molossidae

Root name

petrophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250496

Authority publication

Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum

Name usages

  1. Peterson (1965:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21876)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Sauromys petrophilus umbratus

R. L. Peterson, 1965

Family

Molossidae

Root name

umbratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250487

Authority publication

Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum

Name usages

  1. Peterson (1965:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250487) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21876)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Mormopterus petrophilus

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

petrophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

212

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Platymops petrophilus fitzsimonsi

(A. Roberts, 1946)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

fitzsimonsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

308

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

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