Plecotus wardi

O. Thomas, 1911

Ward'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

Thomas, O. 1911-02-01. New Asiatic Muridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)7(38):205-209.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15814917

Original name as described

Plecotus wardi

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.10.3.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/09434b68-d610-454a-912a-2f647565c99e

Type locality

Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Nepal · China

Taxonomy notes

split from P. austriacus; includes ariel, which has been considered a distinct species

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. · Fukui, D., Tan Tu, V., Thanh, H. T., Arai, S., Harada, M., Csorba, G., & Son, N. T. (2020). First record of the genus Plecotus from Southeast Asia with notes on the taxonomy, karyology and echolocation call of P. homochrous from Vietnam. Acta Chiropterologica, 22(1), 57-74.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005678

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 wardi

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

wardi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.10.3.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/09434b68-d610-454a-912a-2f647565c99e

Authority page

209

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15814917

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Spitzenberger, Strelkov, Winkler & Haring (2006:209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1919)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85535265/85535306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Plecotus ariel

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

ariel

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.2.1.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2e46a865-7b8d-416a-8256-8cd52c3d5bf9

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31252029

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Spitzenberger, Strelkov, Winkler & Haring (2006:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1919)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85534953/85534957) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Plecotus austriacus ariel

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

ariel

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 (2008:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Plecotus austriacus wardi

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

wardi

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 (2008:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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