Taphozous mauritianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Emballonuroidea

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: Emballonuroidea

Familia: Emballonuridae
Subfamilia: Taphozoinae
Genus: Taphozous
Subgenus: Taphozous (Taphozous)
Species: Taphozous mauritianus

Name

Taphozous mauritianus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818

Type locality: Mauritius.

Synonyms

• cinerascens Seabra, 1900
• dobsoni Jentink, 1879
• leucopterus Temminck, 1835

References

• E. Geoffroy 1818. Descrip. de L'Egypte, 2: 127.
• Conservation status: IUCN: Taphozous mauritianus  (Least Concern)

Distribution

• South Africa to Sudan and Somalia to Senegal
• Mauritius and Reunion Islands (Mascarene Islands)
• Sao Tome and Princepe
• Madagascar
• Assumption Island and Aldabra Island

Vernacular names

English: Mauritian Tomb Bat