Hesperoptenus blanfordi

(Dobson, 1877)

Blanford's False Serotine

On the side of a tree, Field Cat. No. 980123.39. Also as Blanford's Bat|Least False Serotine.
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Location:Laos, Khammouane province, Ban Pomkhoun/Phonsong, 17°38'N 104°57'EDate taken:Jan 23, 1998

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1482

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Nycticeiini
Genus : Hesperoptenus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Dobson, G.E. 1877. Notes on a collection of Chiroptera from India and Burma, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 46(3):310-313.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35548400

Original name as described

Vesperugo (Hesperoptenus) Blanfordi

Other common names

Blanford's Bat · Least False Serotine

Type material

ZSI 15593

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Tenasserim, " Myanmar.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Cambodia · Vietnam · Malaysia · Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005548

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 3 names and synonyms.

Vesperugo (Hesperoptenus) Blanfordi

(Dobson, 1877)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blanfordi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15593

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35548400

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Trouessart (1878:242, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33975525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58780)

Hesperoptenus blanfordi

Chasen, 1940

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blanfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

52

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

  1. Chasen (1940:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  2. Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:174, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:71) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Koopman (1993:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  7. Koopman (1994:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  8. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9975/22076582) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hesperoptenus blandfordi

O'Brien, Menninger, & W. G. Nash, 2006

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blandfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

435

Authority publication

Hoboken

Name usages

O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

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