Taxonomy Profile: Scotophilus (Leach 1821)

Scotophilus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Scotophilus: 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 : Vespertilionidae
vespertilionid bats |
vesper bats |
evening bats |
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Scotophilini
Old World yellow bats |
Genus : Scotophilus
Scotophilus Direct Children(s):
Scotophilus dinganii
(A Smith 1833)
Scotophilus kuhlii
(Leach 1821)
Scotophilus leucogaster
(Cretzschmar 1826)
Scotophilus nigrita
(Schreber 1774)
Scotophilus nux
(Thomas 1904)
Scotophilus robustus
(A Milne-Edwards 1881)
Scotophilus viridis
(Peters 1852)
Scotophilus heathii
(Horsfield 1831)
Scotophilus nucella
(Robbins 1983)
Scotophilus nigritellus
(de Winton 1899)
Scotophilus marovaza
(Goodman Ratrimomanarivo and Randrianandrianina 2006)
Scotophilus tandrefana
(Goodman Jenkins and Ratrimomanarivo 2005)
Scotophilus andrewreborii
(Brooks and Bickham 2014)
Scotophilus livingstonii
(Brooks and Bickham 2014)
Scotophilus ejetai
(Brooks and Bickham 2014)
Scotophilus trujilloi
(Brooks and Bickham 2014)
Scotophilus colias
(Thomas 1904)
Scotophilus altilis
(G M Allen 1914)
Scotophilus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Don E. Wilson
Notes:
Smithsonian Institution, MRC 108 Washington DC 20560-0108
Reference for:
Scotophilus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Scotophilus
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:
Scotophilus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Roehrs, Zachary P., Justin B. Lack, and Ronald A. Van Den Bussche
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2011-06-01 / 2011-06-01
Article/Chapter Title:
A molecular phylogenetic reevaluation of the tribe Nycticeiini (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Acta Chiropterologica, vol. 13, no. 1
Page(s):
17-31
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1508-1109
Notes:
DOI: 10.3161/150811011X578598
Reference for:
Scotophilus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hoofer, Steven R., Ronald A. Van Den Bussche, and Ivan Horácek
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-10-01 / 2006-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Generic status of the American Pipistrelles (Vespertilionidae) with description of a new genus
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 87, no. 5
Page(s):
981-992
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0022-2372
Notes:
Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/4094268
Reference for:
Scotophilus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Goodman, Steven M., Richard K. B. Jenkins, and Fanja H. Ratrimomanarivo
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-12-30 / 2005-12-30
Article/Chapter Title:
A review of the genus Scotophilus (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) on Madagascar, with the description of a new species
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zoosystema, vol. 27, no. 4
Page(s):
867-882
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1280-9551
Notes:
Reference for:
Scotophilus
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. 9. Bats
Page(s):
1008
Publisher:
Lynx Edicions
Publication Place:
Barcelona, Spain
ISBN/ISSN:
978-84-16728190/
Notes:
Reference for:
Scotophilus
Scotophilus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Scotophilus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Includes Pachyotus; see Walker et al. (1975). African species revised by Robbins et al. (1985); also see Peterson et al. (1995)