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Harrison's Giant Mastiff Bat
Otomops harrisoni Ralph, Richards, Taylor, Napier & Lamb, 2015
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.
Otomops harrisoni
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Open encyclopedia reference
Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat (Otomops harrisoni) is a species of bat found in Northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
It was described as a new species in 2015.
The IUCN evaluates it as a vulnerable species.
Wikipedia contributors, Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:47:56.037243+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Otomops harrisoni Ralph, Richards, Taylor, Napier & Lamb, 2015
- Name authority
- Ralph, Richards, Taylor, Napier & Lamb, 2015
- Common name
- Harrison's Giant Mastiff Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Molossidae
- Genus
- Otomops
- 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
- familyMolossidae Gervais, 1856
- subfamilyMolossinae Gervais, 1856
- genusOtomops Thomas, 1913
- speciesOtomops harrisoni Ralph, Richards, Taylor, Napier & Lamb, 2015
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Otomops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Big-eared Mastiff BatOtomops papuensis Lawrence, 1948 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Johnstone's Giant Mastiff BatOtomops johnstonei Kitchener, How & Maryanto, 1992 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Madagascar Giant Mastiff BatOtomops madagascariensis Dorst, 1953 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large-eared Free-tailed BatOtomops martiensseni (Matschie, 1897) | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantled Giant Mastiff BatOtomops secundus Hayman, 1952 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wroughton's Free-tailed BatOtomops wroughtoni (Thomas, 1913) | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
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.
- Ralph, Taryn M. C., Leigh R. Richards, Peter J. Taylor, Melanie C. Napier, and Jennifer M. Lamb. (2015). Revision of Afro-Malagasy Otomops (Chiroptera: Molossidae) with the description of a new Afro-Arabian species. Zootaxa, Vol. 4057, No. 1. 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:8Q7PF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.