Tomopeas ravum

G. S. Miller, 1900

Blunt-eared Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1900-12-01. A new bat from Peru. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)6(36):570-574.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19266367

Original name as described

Tomopeas ravus

Other common names

Blunt-eared Free-tailed Bat · Peruvian Crevice-dwelling Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.1.101

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2d3a09d8-3b13-41eb-aa98-5d13771c06dd

Type locality

"Yayan, Cajamarca, Peru (alt. 1000 metres)."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

Taxonomy notes

specific epithet generally spelt 'ravus', but the genus is considered neuter in gender, so the spelling is changed to 'ravum' here

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005269

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.

Tomopeas ravus

G. S. Miller, 1900

Family

Molossidae

Root name

ravum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.1.101

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2d3a09d8-3b13-41eb-aa98-5d13771c06dd

Authority page

571

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19266367

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21982) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21982) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21982/21975053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tomopeas ravum

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Molossidae

Root name

ravum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005269

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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