Mops nigeriae

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Molossidae
Subfamily : Molossinae
Genus : Mops
Subgenus : Chaerephon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1913-03-01. On African bats and shrews. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)11(63):314-321.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635880

Original name as described

Chærephon nigeriæ

Other common names

Nigerian Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1911.3.22.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ef9d8e2d-9437-4541-8f35-6f03860c60da

Type locality

"Zaria Province, Northern Nigeria."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sierra Leone · Ghana · Burkina Faso · Togo? · Benin · Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · South Sudan · Ethiopia · Saudi Arabia · Yemen · Tanzania · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe

Taxonomy notes

moved from Chaerephon to Mops, although further research is needed to confirm this placement

Taxonomy notes citation

Gregorin, R. and Cirranello, A.L. 2016. Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (Mammalia: Chiroptera) inferred by morphological data. Cladistics 32(1):2-35. doi:10.1111/cla.12117 · Simmons, N. B. and A. L. Cirranello (2020). https://batnames.org/explore.html. Accessed: 10 May 2020. URL: https://batnames.org/explore.html.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005157

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.

Total: 12 names and synonyms.

Chærephon nigeriæ

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

nigeriae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.3.22.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ef9d8e2d-9437-4541-8f35-6f03860c60da

Authority page

319

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635880

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1913:319, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635880) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16327)
Allen (1939:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Freeman (1981:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2787013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1399)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Koopman (1993:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Koopman (1994:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Benda, Uvizl, Mazoch, Šklíba & Červený (2022:309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62780)

Nyctinomus Spillmanni

(Monard, 1933)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

spillmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société neuchâteloise des sciences naturelles

Name usages

Allen (1939:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Tadarida (Chaerephon) spillmanni

(Hayman, 1963)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

spillmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority publication

Publicações culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola

Name usages

Hayman (1963:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)

Tadarida (Chaerephon) nigeriae

(Largen, Kock, & Yalden, 1974)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

nigeriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Largen, Kock & Yalden (1974:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36071)
Corbet & Hill (1980:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Meester, Rautenbach, Dippenaar & Baker (1986:71) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17614)
Corbet & Hill (1991:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Harrison & Bates (1991:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64137)
Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
Happold & Happold (2013:523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)

Tadarida (Chaerephon) nigeriae nigeriae

(Largen, Kock, & Yalden, 1974)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

nigeriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Largen, Kock & Yalden (1974:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36071)
Meester, Rautenbach, Dippenaar & Baker (1986:71) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17614)
Harrison & Bates (1991:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64137)

Tadarida nigeriae spillmanni

(Meester, Rautenbach, Dippenaar, & C. M. Baker, 1986)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

spillmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

72

Authority publication

Transvaal Museum Monograph

Name usages

Meester, Rautenbach, Dippenaar & Baker (1986:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17614)
Harrison & Bates (1991:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64137)

C. n. nigeriae

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

nigeriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

140

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

C. n. spillmani

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

spillmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

140

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Chaerephon nigeriae spillmanni

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

spillmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

647

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Mops (Chaerephon) nigeriae

Van Cakenberghe & Seamark, 2021

Family

Molossidae

Root name

nigeriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

509

Authority publication

Pretoria

Name usages

Van Cakenberghe & Seamark (2021:509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59994)
Simmons & Cirranello (2022:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67562)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4315/22018693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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