Phoniscus aerosus

(Tomes, 1858)

Dubious Trumpet-eared Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Kerivoulinae
Genus : Phoniscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Tomes, R.F. 1858-11-09. A monograph of the genus Kerivoula. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1858:322-338.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271867

Original name as described

Kerivoula aerosa

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.541, BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.542

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cd6a15b2-ddf4-468a-b196-31dfa5a58b1e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ce4972c3-d2ff-480a-a268-fab436909089

Type locality

"South Africa, eastern coast."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

spelling changed from 'aerosa' to 'aerosus' for gender agreement

Taxonomy notes citation

Wilson D.E. & Mittermeier R.A. 2019. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 9. Bats. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005310

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.

Kerivoula aerosa

(Tomes, 1858)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

aerosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.541, BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.542

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cd6a15b2-ddf4-468a-b196-31dfa5a58b1e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ce4972c3-d2ff-480a-a268-fab436909089

Authority page

333

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271867

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Phoniscus aerosa

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

aerosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

77

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Happold & Happold (2013:734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10967) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10967) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Phoniscus aerosus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

aerosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

895

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10967/21975373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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