Plecotus homochrous

Hodgson, 1847

Himalayan 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

Hodgson, B.H. 1847. On a new species of Plecotus. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16(2):894-896.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126450

Original name as described

Plecotus homochrous

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1854.9.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f3ac7a1f-73e3-4368-a6e9-635a9b48c0ef

Type locality

Nepal.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Pakistan · India · Nepal · China · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

split from P. auritus

Taxonomy notes citation

Spitzenberger, F., Strelkov, P. P., Winkler, H., & Haring, E. (2006). A preliminary revision of the genus Plecotus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) based on genetic and morphological results. Zoologica Scripta, 35(3), 187-230.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005667

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 homochrous

Hodgson, 1847

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

homochrous

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1854.9.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f3ac7a1f-73e3-4368-a6e9-635a9b48c0ef

Authority page

895

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126450

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Spitzenberger, Strelkov, Winkler & Haring (2006:215) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1919)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000707) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000707) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005667) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85537505/85537516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Plecotus puck

Barrett-Hamilton, 1907

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

puck

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.11.19.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/95900807-2f5d-44f3-b41c-a4649d474d25

Authority page

521

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413774

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Plecotus auritus homochrous

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

homochrous

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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