Ia io

O. Thomas, 1902

Great Evening Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Eptesicini
Genus : Ia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1902-08-01. On two new mammals from China. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)10(56):163-166.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19338965

Original name as described

Ia io

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.6.10.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/af606dde-3b6c-4fee-b001-da7bf17e7ac3

Type locality

"Chung Yang [= Chung-yang], S. Hupeh, China."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Nepal · India · Myanmar · China · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005561

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.

Ia longimana

Pen Hungshou in Pen Hungshou, Kao Yüehting, Lu Changkwun, Feng Tsochien, & Chen Chinghsiung, 1962

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

longimana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BIZ 17553

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

113, 130

Authority publication

Acta Zoologica Sinica

Name usages

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

Ia io

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

io

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.6.10.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/af606dde-3b6c-4fee-b001-da7bf17e7ac3

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19338965

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:70) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10755) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10755) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10755/21993508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Scotomanes (Parascotomanes) beaulieui

(Bourret, 1942)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

beaulieui

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1948-369

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1948-369

Authority page

23

Authority publication

Comptes Rendus des séances du Conseil de recherches scientifiques de l'Indochine

Name usages

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

Ia io peninsulata

Soisook, Sribuarod, Karapan, Safoowong, Billasoy, Vu Dinh Thong, Chang Yang, Gong Lixin, Lin Aiqing, Sztencel-Jabłonka, Bogdanowicz, & P. J. J. Bates, 2017

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

peninsulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

PSUZC-MM.2012.158

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

576

Authority publication

Zootaxa

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

?Hesperopternus giganteus

(Yang Zhongjian, 1934)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

gigantea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

37

Authority publication

Palaeontologia Sinica

Ia io io

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

io

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

836

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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