Otomops harrisoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Molossidae
Subfamilia: Molossinae
Genus: Otomops
Species: Otomops harrisoni

Name

Otomops harrisoni Ralph, Richards, Taylor, Napier & Lamb, 2015: 18

• Holotype: HZM 60.36217, adult ♂, body in alcohol with skull and baculum extracted.
• Type locality: “Ethiopia, Bale District, Sof Omar Cave 06°54´N; 40°48´E; elevation 1340 m”.

References

Primary references

• Ralph, T.M.C., Richards, L.R., Taylor, P.J., Napier, M.C. & Lamb, J.M. 2015. Revision of Afro-Malagasy Otomops (Chiroptera: Molossidae) with the description of a new Afro-Arabian species. Zootaxa 4057(1): 1–49. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4057.1.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Harrison’s Large-eared Giant Mastiff Bat