Taxonomy Profile: Chaerephon pumilus (Cretzschmar 1826)

Chaerephon pumilus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Chaerephon pumila
Cretzschmar 1826
Dysopes pumilus
Cretzschmar 1826
Common Name(s):
Little Free-tailed Bat []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Chaerephon pumilus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Chiroptera
bats |
morcego |
quiróptero |
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Molossidae
free-tailed bats |
Subfamily : Molossinae
true free-tailed bats |
Genus : Chaerephon
Species : Chaerephon pumilus
Little Free-tailed Bat |
Chaerephon pumilus Direct Children(s):
Chaerephon pumilus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Simmons, Nancy B. / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Order Chiroptera
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
312-529
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Chaerephon pumilus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
British Museum (Natural History), Library
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1913-01-01 / 1913-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in the British Museum (Natural History), vol. IV, P-SN
Page(s):
1956
Publisher:
Publication Place:
London, England
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.2363; Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2624151
Reference for:
Chaerephon pumilus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, D. E., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2019-01-01 / 2019-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 9: Bats
Page(s):
1008
Publisher:
Lynx Edicions
Publication Place:
Barcelona, Spain
ISBN/ISSN:
978-84-16728190/
Notes:
Reference for:
Chaerephon pumilus
Chaerephon pumilus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Chaerephon pumilus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) - Lower Risk (lc) as C. pumila; Vulnerable as C. pusilla
Comment:
Comments: plicatus species group. Includes pusillus; see Hayman and Hill (1971). Does not include leucogaster; see Peterson et al. (1995). Koopman (1994) included leucogaster in pumilus and recognized 12 subspecies in the resulting complex. However, subspecies limits are poorly defined and many populations have not been allocated, rendering any subspecific classification useless. This complex probably includes more than one species; Peterson et al. (1995) recognized hindei, limbata, and naivashae as ...
Comment:
Date cited as 1830-1831 by Simmons (2005), but see Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in the British Museum (Natural History)