Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Yangochiroptera
Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea
Familia: Mystacinidae
Genus: Mystacina
Species (2 + †1): †M. miocenalis – M. robusta – M. tuberculata
Name
Mystacina Gray, 1843: 296
Type species: Mystacina tuberculata Gray, 1843, by original designation and monotypy.
Gender: feminine.
Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1994 (2002: 63).
Synonyms
Mystacops Lydekker, 1891: 671 [nomen novum pro Mystacina Gray, 1843]
Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1994 (2002: 63).
References
Primary references
Gray, J.E. 1843. Descriptions of the reptiles and Amphibia hitherto observed in New Zealand. Pp. 202–206 in Dieffenbach, E.: Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. Volume 2. John Murray: London. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1843: List of Mammalia hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand. Pp. 181–185, 296 (addendum) in Dieffenbach, E.: Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. Volume 2. John Murray, London, England. BHL Reference page.
Flower, W.H. & Lydekker, R. 1891. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Adam and Charles Black: London. 763 pp. BHL Reference page.
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 2002. Opinion 1994 (Case 3095). Mystacina Gray, 1843, Chalinolobus Peters, 1866, M. tuberculata Gray, 1843 and Vespertilio tuberculatus J.R. Forster, 1844 (currently C. tuberculatus) (Mammalia, Chiroptera): usage of the generic and specific names conserved. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 59(1): 63–64. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
Carter, G.G.; Riskin, D.K. 2006: Mystacina tuberculata. Mammalian species, (790) DOI: 10.1644/790.1
Daniel, M.J. 1979: The New Zealand short-tailed bat, Mystacina tuberculata; a review of present knowledge. New Zealand journal of zoology, 6: 357–370. BUGZ
Gray, J.E. 1843: Voyage H.M.S. "Sulphur," Mamm., 1, 23.
Hill, J.E. & Daniel, M.J. 1985. Systematics of the New Zealand short-tailed bat Mystacina Gray, 1843 (Chiroptera: Mystacinidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology 48(4): 279–300. BHL Reference page.
Kennedy, M.; Wilson, K.-J.; Worthy, T.; Paterson, A.; Dwyer, P.D. 2000: Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of the names Mystacina Gray, 1843, Chalinolobus Peters, 1866, M. tuberculata Gray, 1843 and C. tuberculatus (J.R. Forster, 1844) (Mammalia, Chiroptera) (Case 3095; see BZN 56: 250–254). Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 57(2): 117–118. Internet Archive BHL
Spencer, H.G.; Lee, D.E. 1999: Case 3095. Mystacina Gray, 1843, Chalinolobus Peters, 1866, M. tuberculata Gray, 1843 and Vespertilio tuberculatus J.R. Forster, 1844 (currently C. tuberculatus) (Mammalia, Chiroptera): proposed conservation of usage of the names. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 56(4): 250–254. Internet Archive BHL
Worthy, T.H.; Scofield, P. 2004: Skeletal and dental variation within and between Mystacina species in southern New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology, 31: 351–361.
Vernacular names
English: New Zealand short-tailed bats
Mystacina is the sole surviving genus of the Mystacinidae family of bats. It has three known species, of which only the New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) is confirmed to survive today. The closely related New Zealand greater short-tailed bat (Mystacina robusta) has not had a confirmed sighting since 1965 and is thought to be extinct.[1] The third species, Mystacina miocenalis, is known from the Middle Miocene, some 19–16 million years ago.[2][3]
References
Blackburn (1965). "Muttonbird islands diary". Notornis. 12 (4): 191–207.
Hand, S.J. (2015). "Miocene Fossils Reveal Ancient Roots for New Zealand's Endemic Mystacina (Chiroptera) and Its Rainforest Habitat". PLOS ONE. 10 (6): e0128871. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1028871H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128871. PMC 4470663. PMID 26083758.
Thompson, Helen. "16 Million Years Ago This Giant Bat Walked the Jungles of New Zealand". Smithsonian.
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