Genus Chaerephon Dobson, 1874
- Chaerephon Dobson, G.E. 1874. On the Asiatic species of Molossi. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal ns 43: 142-144 [144] [as Choerephon; originally proposed as a subgenus of Nyctinomus Geoffroy, 1813].
Type species:
Nyctinomus johorensis Dobson, 1873 by monotypy.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
MOLOSSIDAE: Chaerephon plicata (Buchannan, 1800) — Lucas, A.H.S. 1897. On some facts in the geographical distribution of land and fresh-water vertebrates in Victoria. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 9: 34-53 [36]; Hill, J.E. 1961. Indo-Australian bats of the genus Tadarida. Mammalia 25: 29-56 [50]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Africa south of the Sahara, Aldabra Is., SW Arabian peninsula, Malay peninsula, S China, New Guinea, Jobi Is. and New Hebrides.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | CHIROPTERA | 26-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 30-Jun-2014 | MOLOSSIDAE | 14-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Dec-2018 | 18-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 02-Dec-2010 | 04-Dec-2018 | MODIFIED | ||
| 04-Dec-2018 | MODIFIED |