Philetor brachypterus

(Temminck, 1840)

Rohu's Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1840. Livraison 3. Pp. 141–272 in Temminck, C.J. 1835-1841. Monographies de Mammalogie. Tome second. C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, 392 pp.

Authority publication link

https://archive.org/details/monographiedema00temmgoog/page/140/mode/2up

Original name as described

Vespertilio brachypterus

Other common names

Narrow-winged Brown Bat · Narrow-winged Pipistrelle · Short-winged Pipistrelle

Type material

RMNH.MAM.35155.a, RMNH.MAM.35155.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35155.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35155.b

Type locality

"le district de Padang," Sumatra, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Australasia

Country distribution

Malaysia · Indonesia · Philippines · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005769

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.

Philetor Rohui

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

rohui

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.11.24.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ff1cc2cb-1393-475f-97fc-fee851c6f308

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331503

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Eptesicus verecundus

(Chasen, 1940)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

verecundus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1437

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/94f250d7-196a-4896-b40c-2cb0d869e96e

Authority page

53

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

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

Vespertilio brachypterus

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brachypterus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.35155.a, RMNH.MAM.35155.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35155.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35155.b

Authority page

215

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:215) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Schinz (1844:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Plecotus brachypterus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brachypterus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Philetor brachypterus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brachypterus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

71

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:71) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16981) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16981) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005769) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16981/22117501) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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