Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Eptesicini
Genus: Eptesicus
Subgenus: Eptesicus (Eptesicus)
Species: Eptesicus hottentotus
Subspecies: Eptesicus hottentotus hottentotus
Name
Eptesicus hottentotus hottentotus (Smith, 1833)
- Holotype: unknown.
- Type locality: “South Africa - Uitenhage and Albany”, restricted to “Uitenhage”, Eastern Cape Prov., South Africa, by Ellerman, Morrison-Scott & Hayman (1953: 76).
Synonyms
- Vespertilio megalurus Temminck, 1840: 206
- Vespertilio smithii Wagner, 1855: 747
- Scotophilus angusticeps Shortridge & Carter, 1938: 282
- Eptesicus megalurus pallidior Shortridge, 1942: 37
Native distribution areas
- SW Angola
- Namibia
- W and S South Africa
References
Primary references
- Smith, A. 1833. African Zoology. Part I. South African Quarterly Journal Series 2, 1(2): 49–64. BHL
Additional references
- Kearney, T.C., Van Cakenberghe, V., Seamark, E.C.J., Ndhlovu, C. & Cohen, L. 2008. Notes on the taxonomy and distribution of Eptesicus hottentotus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and reidentification of some museum voucher specimens. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 45: 127–134.
Links
- Eptesicus hottentotus hottentotus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.