Chaerephon

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Molossoidea
Familia: Molossidae
Subfamilia: Molossinae
Genus: Chaerephon
Species: C. aloysiisabaudiae - C. ansorgei - C. bemmeleni - C. bivittatus - C. bregullae - C. chapini - C. gallagheri - C. jobensis - C. johorensis - C. leucogaster - C. major - C. nigeriae - C. plicatus - C. pumilus - C. russatus - C. shortridgei - C. solomonis - C. tomensis

Name

Nyctiellus Dobson, 1874

Synonyms

* Lophomops J. A Allen, 1917
* Nyctinomus E. Geoffroy, 1818

Type Species: Molossus (Nyctinomus) johorensis Dobson, 1873

References

* Dobson, 1874. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 43: 144.
* Chaerephon on Mammal species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Lesser Mastiff Bats.

Chaerephon is a genus of Old World free-tail bats in the Molossidae family. Species within this genus are:

* Madagascan Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon atsinanana [1]
* Duke of Abruzzi's Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon aloysiisabaudiae
* Ansorge's Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon ansorgei
* Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon bemmeleni
* Spotted Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon bivittata
* Fijian Mastiff Bat Chaerephon bregullae
* Chapin's Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon chapini
* Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon gallagheri
* Northern Freetail Bat Chaerephon jobensis
* Red Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon jobimena
* Northern Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon johorensis
* Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon leucogaster
* Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon major
* Nigerian Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon nigeriae
* Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon plicata
* Little Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon pumilus
* Western Seychelles Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon pusillus [2]
* Russet Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon russata
* Shortridge's Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon shortridgei
* Solomons Mastiff Bat Chaerephon solomonis
* São Tomé Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon tomensis

References

1. ^ http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02551p036f.pdf
2. ^ http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02551p036f.pdf