NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Common Trumped-eared Bat
Phoniscus jagorii (Peters, 1866)
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.
According to IUCN Red List
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Open encyclopedia reference
Peters' trumpet-eared bat (Phoniscus jagorii) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. It is native to Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. It was named by Peters for Fedor Jagor. It is also known as the common trumpet-eared bat and the frosted groove-toothed bat.
Wikipedia contributors, Peters's trumpet-eared bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:43:19.412654+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phoniscus jagorii (Peters, 1866)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1866)
- Common name
- Common Trumped-eared Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Phoniscus
- 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
- subfamilyKerivoulinae Miller, 1907
- genusPhoniscus Miller, 1905
- speciesPhoniscus jagorii (Peters, 1866)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phoniscus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gilded Groove-toothed BatPhoniscus atrox Miller, 1905 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dubious Trumpet-eared BatPhoniscus aerosus (Tomes, 1858) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-tipped BatPhoniscus papuensis (Dobson, 1878) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Kerivoula jagorii (Peters, 1866) (Peters, 1866) | synonym |
| Vespertilio jagorii Peters, 1866 Peters, 1866 | synonym |
| Kerivoula jagori (Peters, 1866) (Peters, 1866) | 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=946274 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:4GQ7P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.