Plecotus christii

J. E. Gray, 1838

Christie's 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 : Plecotus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1838-02-01. A revision of the genera of bats (Vespertilionidae), and the description of some new genera and species. Magazine of Zoology and Botany 2(12):483-505.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026398

Original name as described

Plecotus Christii

Other common names

Christie's Big-eared Bat · Egyptian Long-eared Bat · Gray Long-eared Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:66a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/41a55322-291c-4344-8f53-39b5bb770766

Type locality

Nile Valley, Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Israel · Jordan · Libya · Egypt · Sudan · Eritrea?

Taxonomy notes

split from P. austriacus; sometimes spelt 'christiei', which is considered an unjustified emendation here and the spelling 'christii' is used to match the original description

Taxonomy notes citation

Benda, P., Kiefer, A., Hanák, V., & Veith, M. (2004). Systematic status of African populations of long-eared bats, genus Plecotus (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Institute of Vertebrate Biology, 58(1), 1-47.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005665

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.

Plecotus Christii

J. E. Gray, 1838

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

christii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:66a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/41a55322-291c-4344-8f53-39b5bb770766

Authority page

495

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026398

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Name usages

  1. Mayer, Dietz & Kiefer (2007:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1655)
  2. Happold & Happold (2013:663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  3. Benda, Spitzenberger, Hanák, Andreas, Reiter, Ševčík, Šmíd & Uhrin (2014:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25234)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #44931) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #44931) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005665) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44931/22045680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Plecotus christii petraeus

Benda in Benda, Dietz, Andreas, Hotový, R. K. Lučan, Maltby, Meakin, Truscott, & Vallo, 2008

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

petraeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMPr P6V-090496

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

71

Authority publication

Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Plecotus austriacus christii

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

christii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Plecotus christii christii

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

christii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

866

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Vespertilio auritus Aegyptius

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

aegyptius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

117

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Oreillards d'Egypte

(I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Magasin de zoologie

Plecotus aegyptiacus

Dobson, 1878

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum · not_usedasvalid

Authority page

178

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695244

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Plecotus christiei

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

christiei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

160

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31251988

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Spitzenberger, Strelkov, Winkler & Haring (2006:218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1919)

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