Cnephaeus isabellinus

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: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Nycticeiini
Genus: Cnephaeus
Species: Cnephaeus isabellinus
Subspecies (2): C. i. boscai – C. i. isabellinus

Name

Cnephaeus isabellinus (Temminck, 1840)

• Lectotype: RMNH 17648, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by J.F.H. Clifford Cocq van Breugel. [designated by Harrison (1963: 208)]
• Type locality: “l'Afrique septentrionale, vit en grand nombre dans les environs de Tripoli”.

Combinations

• Vespertilio isabellinus Temminck, 1840: 205 [Original combination]
• Vesperugo isabellinus: Lataste, 1887 [subsequent combination]
• Vespertilio (Eptesicus) serotinus isabellinus: Trouessart, 1905: 369 [subsequent combination]
• Eptesicus isabellinus: Laurent, 1937: 153 [subsequent combination]
• Eptesicus serotinus isabellinus: Allen, 1939: 87 [subsequent combination]
• Cnephaeus isabellinus: Cláudio et al., 2023: 2 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Libya
• Tunisia
• Argelia
• Morroco
• Spain
• Portugal

References

Primary references

• Temminck, C.J.  1835–1841. Monographies de Mammalogie, ou description de quelques genres de Mammifères, dont les espèces ont été observées dans les différens musées de l'Europe. Tome Second. E. d'Ocagne et A. Bertrand: Paris; C.C. van der Hock: Leiden. 392 pp., pls. XXVI–LXX. GoogleBooks. Reference page. 
• Cláudio, V.C., Novaes, R.L.M., Gardner, A.L., Nogueira, M.R., Wilson, D.E., Maldonado, J.E., Oliveira, J.A. & Moratelli, R. 2023. Taxonomic re-evaluation of New World Eptesicus and Histiotus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with the description of a new genus. Zoologia 40: e22029. DOI: 10.1590/S1984-4689.v40.e22029 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Juste, J., Benda, P., García-Mudarra, J.L. & Ibáñez, C. 2013. Phylogeny and systematics of Old World serotine bats (genus Eptesicus, Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera): an integrative approach. Zoologica Scripta 42(5): 441–457. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12020 Reference page. 

Links

• Juste, J. 2016. IUCN: Cnephaeus isabellinus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T85200107A85200275. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T85200107A85200275.en. Accessed on 23 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Isabelline Serotine
español: Murciélago hortelano mediterráneo
français: Sérotine méditerranéen