Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1901-07-01. Some new African bats (including one from the Azores) and a new Galago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)8(43):27-34.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980033
Original name as described: Vespertilio platyops
Nominal names: platyops (O. Thomas, 1901)
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Vespertilionidae -- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae -- Tribe: Eptesicini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1888.5.17.3
Type locality: "Lagos," Western Region, Nigeria.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Nigeria (NGA) | Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) | Senegal (SEN)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:
Species-specific notes: moved from Eptesicus to Cnephaeus
Citation: Cláudio, V. C., Novaes, R. L., Gardner, A. L., Nogueira, M. R., Wilson, D. E., Maldonado, J. E., ... & Moratelli, R. (2023). Taxonomic re-evaluation of New World Eptesicus and Histiotus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with the description of a new genus. Zoologia (Curitiba), 40, e22029.
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