Otonycteris hemprichii

W. C. H. Peters, 1859

Desert Long-eared Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1859. Neue Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Chiropteren. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1859:222-225.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11069575

Original name as described

Otonycteris Hemprichii

Other common names

Common Desert Long-eared Bat · Hemprich's Desert Bat · Hemprich's Long-eared Bat

Type material

ZMB 441, ZMB 442

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

type locality not given. Restricted by D. Kock in 1969 to Nile Valley between north of Aswan, Egypt and Chondek, Sudan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Niger · Libya · Egypt · Sudan · Turkey · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Syria · Iraq · Saudi Arabia · Oman · United Arab Emirates · Qatar · Iran

Taxonomy notes

previously included O. leucophaea

Taxonomy notes citation

Benda, P., & Gvoždík, V. (2010). Taxonomy of the genus Otonycteris (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Plecotini) as inferred from morphological and mtDNA data. Acta Chiropterologica, 12(1), 83-102.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005660

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.

Otonycteris petersi

J. Anderson & de Winton, 1902

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

petersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1893.6.25.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fcdfc6a3-6bb9-4003-82c1-f5f245bcce5b

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58720536

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Otonycteris jin

Cheesman & Hinton, 1924

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

jin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1924.8.2.2

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

549

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Plecotus ustus

(von Heuglin, 1877)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

usta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW 8604

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876361

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Otonycteris cinereus

Satunin, 1909

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cinerea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 5444

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

281, 297

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58466807 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58466823

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

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

Otonycteris Hemprichii

W. C. H. Peters, 1859

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hemprichii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 441, ZMB 442

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

223

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11069575

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mayer, Dietz & Kiefer (2007:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1655)
  3. Benda & Gvoždík (2010:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1931)
  4. Happold & Happold (2013:598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  5. Benda, Spitzenberger, Hanák, Andreas, Reiter, Ševčík, Šmíd & Uhrin (2014:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25234)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:870) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005660) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85294528/22118826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Otonycteris hemprichi

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hemprichi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

73

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Otonycteris hemprichii cinerea

Benda & Gvoždík, 2010

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cinerea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

97

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

  1. Benda & Gvoždík (2010:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1931)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:870) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Otonycteris hemprichii hemprichii

Benda & Gvoždík, 2010

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hemprichii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

97

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

  1. Benda & Gvoždík (2010:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1931)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:870) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Otonycteris hemprichii jin

Benda & Gvoždík, 2010

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

jin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

97

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

  1. Benda & Gvoždík (2010:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1931)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:870) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Plecotus ustus

(von Heuglin in von Heuglin & Fitzinger, 1866)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

ustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

546

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6447057

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Plecotus auritus saharae

(Laurent, 1936)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

saharae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

408

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord

Name usages

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

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