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Somali Serotine
Neoromicia somalica (Thomas, 1901)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Neoromicia somalicus
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Somali serotine (Neoromicia somalica) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is savanna.
Wikipedia contributors, Somali serotine; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:34:13.421714+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neoromicia somalica (Thomas, 1901)
- Name authority
- (Thomas, 1901)
- Common name
- Somali Serotine
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Neoromicia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
- superfamilyVespertilionoidea Gray, 1821
- familyVespertilionidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyVespertilioninae Gray, 1821
- tribeVespertilionini Gray, 1821
- genusNeoromicia Roberts, 1926
- speciesNeoromicia somalica (Thomas, 1901)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Neoromicia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aloe BatNeoromicia zuluensis (Roberts, 1924) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guinean SerotineNeoromicia guineensis (Bocage, 1889) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eptesicus somalicus (Thomas, 1901) (Thomas, 1901) | synonym |
| Vesperus humbloti A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 | synonym |
| Neoromicia somalicus (Thomas, 1901) (Thomas, 1901) | synonym |
| Eptesicus ugandae Hollister, 1916 Hollister, 1916 | synonym |
| Neoromicia somalica somalica (Thomas, 1901) (Thomas, 1901) | synonym |
| Neoromicia somalica ugandae (Hollister, 1916) (Hollister, 1916) | synonym |
| Neoromicia somalicus somalicus (Thomas, 1901) (Thomas, 1901) | synonym |
| Neoromicia somalicus ugandae (Hollister, 1916) (Hollister, 1916) | synonym |
| Vespertilio minutus somalicus Thomas, 1901 Thomas, 1901 | synonym |
| Neoromicia somalica humbloti (A. Milne-Edwards, 1881) (A. Milne-Edwards, 1881) | synonym |
| Neoromicia somalicus humbloti (A. Milne-Edwards, 1881) (A. Milne-Edwards, 1881) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=947330 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:46S2X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.