Nyctalus montanus

(Barrett-Hamilton, 1906)

Mountain 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

Barrett-Hamilton, G.E.H. 1906-01-01. Descriptions of two new species of Pterygistes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)17(97):98-100.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245317

Original name as described

Pterygistes montanus

Other common names

Himalayan Noctule

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.164

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d973c828-6562-4d73-bde1-e1f620676d13

Type locality

"Mussooree, North-western Himalayas [Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh, India], at an altitude of 4500 to 5500 feet [= 1372 to 1676 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Afghanistan · Pakistan? · India · Nepal

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005606

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.

Pterygistes montanus

(Barrett-Hamilton, 1906)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.164

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d973c828-6562-4d73-bde1-e1f620676d13

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245317

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Nyctalus montanus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

68

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14923/22016710) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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