Nyctalus plancyi

(Z. Gerbe, 1880)

Chinese 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

Gerbe, Z. 1880. Note sur une espèce nouvelle de Vespertilionien de Chine. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 5:70-71.

Original name as described

Vesperugo (Noctula) Plancyi

Other common names

Chinese Mountain Bat · Mountain Noctule · Villus Noctule

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1882.7.29.2

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Peking, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Pakistan · India · Nepal · China · Taiwan · Myanmar · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

tentatively included labiatus, which likely represents a distinct species; if labiatus does end up representing a subspecies of N. plancyi, it would have nomenclatural priority over plancyi

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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