Nyctalus azoreum

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Azores Noctule

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1901-07-01. Some new African bats (including one from the Azores) and a new Galago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)8(43):27-34.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980035

Original name as described

Pterygistes azoreum

Other common names

Azorean Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1865.10.2.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/93074729-a4dd-4827-97bd-67e68988b616

Type locality

"St. Michael's, Azores," Portugal.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Azores

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005602

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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.

Pterygistes azoreum

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

azoreum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1865.10.2.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/93074729-a4dd-4827-97bd-67e68988b616

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980035

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Nyctalus azoreum

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

azoreum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14922/211008291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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