Nyctinomus aegyptiacus

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1813

Egyptian Free-tailed Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1813-03. Description des mammifères qui se trouvent en Égypte. Pp. 99–144 in Anonymous. 1818. Description de l'Égypte, ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'Armée française, publié par les ordres de sa Majesté l'Empéreur Napoléon le Grand. Histoire naturelle. Tome second. Imprimerie Impériale, Paris, 752 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15953717

Original name as described

Nyctinomus Ægyptiacus

Other common names

Egyptian Guano Bat · Egyptian Nyctinome

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1986-1084 (= MNHN A.467)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1986-1084

Type locality

"Egypt." Restricted by K. F. Koopman in 1975 to "Giza."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Saudi Arabia · Yemen · Oman · Iran · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Sri Lanka · Morocco · Algeria · Egypt · Mauritania? · Sudan · South Sudan · Ethiopia · Kenya · Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Mozambique · Botswana · Namibia · South Africa · Eswatini · Lesotho

Taxonomy notes

tentatively moved from Tadarida to Nyctinomus, but a more thorough revision of Tadarida is needed as the genus as currently defined is polyphyletic; the name thomasi may represent a distinct species, but is retained under T. aegyptiaca here

Taxonomy notes citation

Benda, P., Faizolâhi, K., Andreas, M., Obuch, J., Reiter, A., Ševčík, M., ... & Ashrafi, S. (2012). Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 10. Bat fauna of Iran. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 76(1-4), 163-582.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005261

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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.

Nyctinomus Ægyptiacus

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1813

Family

Molossidae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1986-1084 (= MNHN A.467)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1986-1084

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15953717

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1813:128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15953717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38609)
  2. Oken (1816:925, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375672) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60297)
  3. Goldfuss (1820:457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41309)
  4. Desmarest (1821:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523880) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  5. Lesson (1827:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  6. Lesson (1842:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  7. Dobson (1878:424, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34111)
  8. Thomas (1913:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30154984) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16467)
  9. Roberts (1913:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  10. Wettstein (1916:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61889229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67565)
  11. Roberts (1946:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  12. Benda, Faizolâhi, Andreas, Obuch, Reiter, Ševčík, Uhrin, Vallo & Ashrafi (2012:516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25233)
  13. Benda & Gaisler (2015:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/29223)
  14. Benda, Uvizl, Mazoch, Šklíba & Červený (2022:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62780)

Nyctynomus aegyptiacus

G. Fischer, 1817

Family

Molossidae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · nomen_nudum

Authority page

424

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10129049

Authority publication

Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou

Name usages

Fischer (1817:424, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10129049) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62440)

Nyctinomus aegyptius

Ranzani, 1820

Family

Molossidae

Root name

aegyptius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807765

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

Ranzani (1820:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)

Nictinomus aegyptiacus

H. R. Schinz, 1821

Family

Molossidae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528916

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Schinz (1821:159, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528916) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)

Nyctinomus egyptiacus

Horsfield, 1823

Family

Molossidae

Root name

egyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

pl. 6 unnumbered p. 9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47292899

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Horsfield (1823:@pl. 6 unnumbered p. 9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47292899) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59257)

Dysopes Geoffroyi

(Temminck, 1826)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1986-1084 (= MNHN A.467)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1986-1084

Authority page

226

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Heuglin (1877:28, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Molossus Aegyptiacus

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

92

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Dysopes Ægyptiacus

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

347

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580343

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:347, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Nyctinomus Geoffroyi

Fitzinger, 1870

Family

Molossidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704416

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1870:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37104)

Nyctinomus tragatus

Dobson, 1874

Family

Molossidae

Root name

tragatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15461

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

143

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35549498

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Dobson (1878:424, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34111)
  2. Thomas (1913:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30154983) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16467)

Dysopes talpinus

(von Heuglin, 1877)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

talpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876359

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Name usages

  1. Heuglin (1877:28, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nyctinomus Anchietæ

de Seabra, 1900

Family

Molossidae

Root name

anchietae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

82

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

  1. Seabra (1900:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68462)
  2. Seabra (1900:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68464)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nyctinomus Bocagei

de Seabra, 1900

Family

Molossidae

Root name

bocagei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MUHNAC (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

84

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

  1. Seabra (1900:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68462)
  2. Seabra (1900:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68464)
  3. Thomas (1913:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30154984) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16467)
  4. Roberts (1913:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  5. Thomas (1929:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  6. Shortridge (1942:39, 79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888918, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888996) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
  7. Shortridge (1942:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)

Nyctinomus brunneus

de Seabra, 1900

Family

Molossidae

Root name

brunneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MUHNAC (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

83

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

  1. Seabra (1900:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68462)
  2. Seabra (1900:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68464)
  3. Thomas (1913:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30154984) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16467)
  4. Kershaw (1923:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32989860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17116)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nyctinomus anchiatæ

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Molossidae

Root name

anchiatae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30154984

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Thomas (1913:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30154984) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16467)

Nyctinomus (Nyctinomus) tongaënsis

von Wettstein, 1916

Family

Molossidae

Root name

tongaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW 8406, NMW 8407

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

192

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61889229

Authority publication

Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Wettstein (1916:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61889229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67565)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Tadarida gossei

(Wroughton, 1919)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

gossei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.6.3.21

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/51e91b1a-8fb4-4716-8c84-647936c8e943

Authority page

733

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2050368

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Tadarida sindica

(Wroughton, 1919)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

sindicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.11.1.51

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/053fab85-04cc-4183-8f5c-ca44c1ec2c01

Authority page

732

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2050367

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Tadarida thomasi

(Wroughton, 1919)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.10.4.32

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2b5ce5af-7051-4c4a-89d6-d807d37f4f40

Authority page

732

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2050367

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Tadarida aegyptiacus

(S. S. Flower, 1932)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

386

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Flower (1932:386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14201)

Tadarida tragata

(W. W. A. Phillips, 1932)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

tragatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

332

Authority publication

Spolia Zeylanica

Name usages

Phillips (1932:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68481)

Tadarida aegyptiaca

(J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1941)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

54

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hill & Carter (1941:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  2. Hayman (1963:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
  3. Felten (1964:1) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66667)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Freeman (1981:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2787027) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1399)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Koopman (1993:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  9. Koopman (1994:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  10. Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
  11. Bates & Harrison (1997:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27903)
  12. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  13. Monadjem, Schoeman, Reside, Pio, Stoffberg, Bayliss, Cotterill, Curran, Kopp & Taylor (2010:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1775)
  14. Happold & Happold (2013:490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:665) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  19. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21312/22115459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tadarida bocagei

(J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1941)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

bocagei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

55

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Hill & Carter (1941:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Tadarida brunneus

(J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1941)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

brunneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

55

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Hill & Carter (1941:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Tadarida (Tadarida) aegyptiaca bocagei

(Hayman, 1963)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

bocagei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority publication

Publicações culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola

Name usages

  1. Hayman (1963:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
  2. Koopman (1994:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Tadarida aegyptiaca thomasi

(Felten, 1964)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

  1. Felten (1964:1) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66667)
  2. Koopman (1994:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

T. a. aegyptiaca

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

T. a. sindica

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

sindicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

T. a. tragata

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

tragatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Tadarida aegyptiaca tragatus

(Simmons, 2005)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

tragatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Nyctinomus thomasi

Benda, Uvizl, Mazoch, Šklíba, & Červený, 2022

Family

Molossidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

311

Authority publication

Lynx (Praha)

Name usages

Benda, Uvizl, Mazoch, Šklíba & Červený (2022:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62780)

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