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The latter arrangement is provisionally followed here.; [HMW] Nyctinomus jobensis G. S. Miller, 1902 , “Ansus, Island of Jobie [= Yapen Island], Northwestern New Guinea [= Papua Province ],” Indonesia . Chaerephon jobensis has sometimes been considered to include C. solomonis and C. bregullae as subspecies but genetic research by S. Ingleby and D. Colgan in 2003 has demonstrated them to be distinct species. Race colonicus was not recognized as distinct by W. D. L. Ride in 1970, but was reinstated as a subspecies by Ingleby and Colgan in 2003. Two subspecies recognized.; [batnames2022]  plicatus species group. Listed as a subspecies of plicatus by Laurie and Hill (1954), but subsequently recognized as distinct by most authors.Revised by Felten (1964a), who included bregullae and solomonis; also see Hill (1983). In contrast, Flannery (1995a, b)treated bregullae and solomonis as distinct species based on morphological differences. The latter arrangement isprovisionally followed here.; [MDD2022] moved from Chaerephon to Mops, although further research is needed to confirm this placement; [IUCN] Species boundaries between the Australian and New Guinea/Seram populations need to be assessed. Populations in Australasia are referred to Chaerephon jobensis colonicus , while those in Indonesia are referred to the nominate subspecies. Species of Chaerephon on Vanuatu and Fiji (C. bregullae ) and in the Solomon Islands (C. solomonis ) were previously considered subspecies of C. jobensis (Simmons 2005).; [batnames2023]  plicatus species group. Listed as a subspecies of plicatus by Laurie and Hill (1954), but subsequently recognized as distinct by most authors.Revised by Felten (1964a), who included bregullae and solomonis; also see Hill (1983). In contrast, Flannery (1995a, b)treated bregullae and solomonis as distinct species based on morphological differences. The latter arrangement isprovisionally followed here.; [MDD2023] moved from Chaerephon to Mops, although further research is needed to confirm this placement; [MDD2025_2.0] moved from Chaerephon to Mops, although further research is needed to confirm this placement; [batnames2025_1.7] plicatusspecies group. Listed as a subspecies of plicatus by Laurie and Hill (1954), but subsequently recognized as distinct by most authors.Revised by Felten (1964a), who included bregullae and solomonis; also see Hill (1983). In contrast, Flannery (1995a, b)treated bregullae and solomonis as distinct species based on morphological differences. The latter arrangement isprovisionally followed here.; [MDD2025_2.2] moved from Chaerephon to Mops, although further research is needed to confirm this placement						bregullae, colonicus, solomonis.	jobensis, colonicus, solomonis	jobensis, colonicus		jobensis, colonicus,		jobensis, colonicus		jobensis, colonicus	Species boundaries between the Australian and New Guinea/Seram populations need to be assessed. Populations in Australasia are referred to Chaerephon jobensis colonicus , while those in Indonesia are referred to the nominate subspecies. Species of Chaerephon on Vanuatu and Fiji (C. bregullae ) and in the Solomon Islands (C. solomonis ) were previously considered subspecies of C. jobensis (Simmons 2005).	jobensis, colonicus		jobensis, colonicus	jobensis, colonicus	colonicus, jobensis 		jobensis (G. S. Miller, 1902)|colonicus (O. Thomas, 1906)		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	Northern mastiff-bat	New Guinea, N Australia, Solomons, Fiji	Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp.	Chaerephon jobensis	Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Tjenderawasih Div., Japen Isl., Ansus.	Miller	1902	Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 15:246.	Distribution: Ranging from New Guinea and the northern half of Australia to Fiji.		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5	Northern mastiff-bat	New Guinea, N Australia, Solomons, Vanuatu, Fiji	Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.	Miller	1902	Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15:246.	Listed as a subspecies of plicata by Laurie and Hill (1954:63); but see Hill (1961i>:54-55), who included solomonis in this species. Revised by Felten (1964fl).	New Guinea, N and C Australia, Solomon Isis, Vanuatu (= New Hebrides), Fiji, perhaps Bismarck Arch.	Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Tjenderawasih Div., Japen Isl, Ansus.		MILLER	1902	Size medium (forearm length, 40-53 mm). Upper lip wrinkles relatively few. Forehead relatively elevated.	Distribution: Ranging from New Guinea and the northern half of Australia to Fiji.	Four subspecies:	C.j. jobensis (New Guinea), C.j. colonicus (Australia), C.j. solomonis (Solomons), C.j. bregullae( New Hebrides, Fiji).	140	species	C. jobensis	MILLER	1902	Chaerephon	genus	Chaerephon jobensis				Size medium (forearm length, 40-53 mm). Upper lip wrinkles relatively few. Forehead relatively elevated.	Four subspecies:		10. C. jobensis (MILLER 1902) [plicata group].	10	_M. j. colonicus_ (Thomas, 1906); _M. j. jobensis_ (Miller, 1902)			Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).	CHIROPTERA	Molossidae	Molossinae		Chaerephon jobensis	Chaerephon		jobensis	Miller	y	1902		Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.	15		246		Northern Mastiff Bat	Indonesia, Prov. of Papua, Tjenderawasih Div. [= Geelvinck Bay], Yapen Isl [= Jobi Isl], Ansus.	Seram (Moluccas), Yapen Isl (Indonesia), New Guinea, N and C Australia.	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).	colonicus Thomas, 1906.	plicatus species group. Listed as a subspecies of plicatus by Laurie and Hill (1954), but subsequently recognized as distinct by most authors. Revised by Felten (1964a), who included bregullae and solomonis; also see Hill (1983). In contrast, Flannery (1995a, b) treated bregullae and solomonis as distinct species based on morphological differences. The latter arrangement is provisionally followed here.	194287C9FF9CBA30B4B8F0A6BA98F772	Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions	978-84-16728-19-0	hbmw_9_Molossidae_598.pdf.imf	hash://md5/e57bffb1ffbcba10b412f760b226ffce	651	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/19/42/87/194287C9FF9CBA30B4B8F0A6BA98F772.xml	Chaerephon jobensis	Molossidae	Chaerephon	jobensis	G. S. Miller	1902	Tadaride de Miller @fr | Yapen-Bulldogfledermaus @de | Caerepon de Miller @es | Northern Mastiff Bat @en | Northern Free-tailed Bat @en | Wrinkle-lipped Mastiff Bat @en	Nyctinomus jobensis G. S. Miller, 1902 , “Ansus, Island of Jobie [= Yapen Island], Northwestern New Guinea [= Papua Province ],” Indonesia . Chaerephon jobensis has sometimes been considered to include C. solomonis and C. bregullae as subspecies but genetic research by S. Ingleby and D. Colgan in 2003 has demonstrated them to be distinct species. Race colonicus was not recognized as distinct by W. D. L. Ride in 1970, but was reinstated as a subspecies by Ingleby and Colgan in 2003. Two subspecies recognized.	C.j.jobensisG.S.Miller,1902—Moluccas(SeramI),YapenI,ENewGuinea,andBismarckArchipelago(NewBritainI). C. j. colonicus Thomas, 1906 — N Australia fromjust N of Geraldton in Western Australia E to Rockhampton in C Queensland , including major offshore Is.	Head-body 52-71 mm, tail 31-45 mm, ear 16-21 mm, hindfoot 10-3-12-6 mm, forearm 43-50 mm; weight 10-5-13-5 g (nominotypicaljobensis); head— body 80-90 mm, tail 35-45 mm, ear 16-22 mm, forearm 46-52 mm; weight 20-30 g (colonicus). Fur of the Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat is short and dark gray brown to reddish brown,slightly grayer below. Lips are wrinkled and ears are large, round, and joined by band ofskin across head. Skull rises very slightly from rostrum to cranium, with slight sagittal crest.	The Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat occupies a very large range of habitats from sea level up to 1400 m , including mangroves, monsoon forests, dry sclerophyll woodlands, tree-lined riparian areas, rainforests, lower montane forests, villages, and farmland.	The Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat captures flying insects above the canopy or in open areas. It has been observed capturing moths attracted to streetlights and moth-trapping light stations.	Obviously pregnant females have been caught in October and November; single young are born in December, and become independent in March-April.	Greater Northern Free-tailed Bats emerge from their roosts around twilight. Flight is direct and fast (average 24 km /h). They are most active in the first two hours after dusk, but remain active throughout the night. There is no distinct variation in activity between seasons. They roost in tree hollows, caves, cracks in cliffs, buildings, and cracks in bridges. Echolocation calls are very loud and of low frequency (16-23 kHz), and are audible to humans.	The Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat generally roosts in small colonies of ¢.10-15 individuals or fewer; however, large colonies of up to 300 individuals have been found. Like White-striped Free-tailed Bats ( Austronomus australis ), Greater Northern Free-tailed Bats are very vocal when in the roost, and their audible social calls can often be heard by humans from some distance away, alerting observers to the location of roosts. Greater Northern Free-tailed Bats travel long distances each night from roosts to foraging grounds, and have been reported often flying in pairs.	Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List, because of its very wide distribution, expected large population, and tolerance to a broad range of habitats, including human-modified habitats.	Adams et al. (1988) | Bonaccorso (1998) | Churchill (2008) | Flannery (1995a) | Ingleby & Colgan (2003) | Jackson & Groves (2015) | Milne, Fisher et al. (2005) | Ride (1970)	https://zenodo.org/record/6567856/files/figure.png	77. Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon jobensis French: Tadaride de Miller / German: Yapen-Bulldogfledermaus / Spanish: Caerepon de Miller Other common names: Northern Mastiff Bat , Northern Free-tailed Bat , Wrinkle-lipped Mastiff Bat Taxonomy. Nyctinomus jobensis G. S. Miller, 1902 , “Ansus, Island of Jobie [= Yapen Island], Northwestern New Guinea [= Papua Province ],” Indonesia . Chaerephon jobensis has sometimes been considered to include C. solomonis and C. bregullae as subspecies but genetic research by S. Ingleby and D. Colgan in 2003 has demonstrated them to be distinct species. Race colonicus was not recognized as distinct by W. D. L. Ride in 1970, but was reinstated as a subspecies by Ingleby and Colgan in 2003. Two subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. C.j.jobensisG.S.Miller,1902—Moluccas(SeramI),YapenI,ENewGuinea,andBismarckArchipelago(NewBritainI). C. j. colonicus Thomas, 1906 — N Australia fromjust N of Geraldton in Western Australia E to Rockhampton in C Queensland , including major offshore Is. Descriptive notes. Head-body 52-71 mm, tail 31-45 mm, ear 16-21 mm, hindfoot 10-3-12-6 mm, forearm 43-50 mm; weight 10-5-13-5 g (nominotypicaljobensis); head— body 80-90 mm, tail 35-45 mm, ear 16-22 mm, forearm 46-52 mm; weight 20-30 g (colonicus). Fur of the Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat is short and dark gray brown to reddish brown,slightly grayer below. Lips are wrinkled and ears are large, round, and joined by band ofskin across head. Skull rises very slightly from rostrum to cranium, with slight sagittal crest. Habitat. The Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat occupies a very large range of habitats from sea level up to 1400 m , including mangroves, monsoon forests, dry sclerophyll woodlands, tree-lined riparian areas, rainforests, lower montane forests, villages, and farmland. Food and Feeding. The Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat captures flying insects above the canopy or in open areas. It has been observed capturing moths attracted to streetlights and moth-trapping light stations. Breeding. Obviously pregnant females have been caught in October and November; single young are born in December, and become independent in March-April. Activity patterns. Greater Northern Free-tailed Bats emerge from their roosts around twilight. Flight is direct and fast (average 24 km /h). They are most active in the first two hours after dusk, but remain active throughout the night. There is no distinct variation in activity between seasons. They roost in tree hollows, caves, cracks in cliffs, buildings, and cracks in bridges. Echolocation calls are very loud and of low frequency (16-23 kHz), and are audible to humans. Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat generally roosts in small colonies of ¢.10-15 individuals or fewer; however, large colonies of up to 300 individuals have been found. Like White-striped Free-tailed Bats ( Austronomus australis ), Greater Northern Free-tailed Bats are very vocal when in the roost, and their audible social calls can often be heard by humans from some distance away, alerting observers to the location of roosts. Greater Northern Free-tailed Bats travel long distances each night from roosts to foraging grounds, and have been reported often flying in pairs. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List, because of its very wide distribution, expected large population, and tolerance to a broad range of habitats, including human-modified habitats. Bibliography. Adams et al. (1988), Bonaccorso (1998), Churchill (2008), Flannery (1995a), Ingleby & Colgan (2003), Jackson & Groves (2015), Milne, Fisher et al. (2005), Ride (1970).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Molossidae	Mops jobensis	Mops		jobensis	Miller	1902	1	Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.	0.7958	Jobie Island Free-tailed Bat	<b> colonicus </b>Thomas, 1906.	Indonesia, Prov. of Papua, Tjenderawasih Div. [= Geelvinck Bay], Yapen Isl [= Jobi Isl], Ansus.	Seram (Moluccas), Yapen Isl (Indonesia), New Guinea, N and C Australia.	Not listed.	Least Concern as Chaerephon jobensis 	 plicatus species group. Listed as a subspecies of plicatus by Laurie and Hill (1954), but subsequently recognized as distinct by most authors.Revised by Felten (1964a), who included bregullae and solomonis; also see Hill (1983). In contrast, Flannery (1995a, b)treated bregullae and solomonis as distinct species based on morphological differences. The latter arrangement isprovisionally followed here.	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Mops jobensis	23	Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat	Northern Mastiff Bat|Northern Free-tailed Bat|Wrinkle-lipped Mastiff Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	MOLOSSIDAE	MOLOSSINAE	NA	Mops	Chaerephon	jobensis	G. S. Miller	1902	1	Nyctinomus_jobensis	Miller, G. S., Jr. (1902). Two New Tropical Old World Bats. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 15, 246.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3830841#page/280/mode/1up	USNM 18545/38035		"Ansus, Island of Jobie [= Yapen Island], Northwestern New Guinea [= Papua Province]," Indonesia.			jobensis (G. S. Miller, 1902)|colonicus (O. Thomas, 1906)	moved from Chaerephon to Mops, although further research is needed to confirm this placement	Gregorin, R., & Cirranello, A. (2016). Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (Mammalia: Chiroptera) inferred by morphological data. Cladistics, 32(1), 2-35.|Simmons, N. B. and A. L. Cirranello (2020). https://batnames.org/explore.html. Accessed: 10 May 2020. URL: https://batnames.org/explore.html.	Indonesia|Papua New Guinea|Australia	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	LC	0	0	0	Chaerephon_jobensis	1	oldname match	Chaerephon_jobensis	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	4312	Chaerephon jobensis	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	MOLOSSIDAE	Chaerephon	jobensis	(Miller, 1902)	Species boundaries between the Australian and New Guinea/Seram populations need to be assessed. Populations in Australasia are referred to Chaerephon jobensis colonicus , while those in Indonesia are referred to the nominate subspecies. Species of Chaerephon on Vanuatu and Fiji (C. bregullae ) and in the Solomon Islands (C. solomonis ) were previously considered subspecies of C. jobensis (Simmons 2005).	200000000	Chaerephon jobensis	Least Concern		2021	2016-03-16 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	Listed as Least Concern given its wide distribution, use of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population size, occurrence in protected areas, and the absence of significant key threats or evidence for a decline.	Chaerephon jobensis can be detected and captured in open areas, and often in small groups. They occupy a broad range of habitats, including open tropical moist forest, open sclerophyll woodland and major watercourses with large eucalypts. Roosts are found in tree hollows, buildings, bridges and jetties, and in Papua New Guinea they also roost in caves. They forage above and in open spaces amongst the tree canopy, and feed on a variety of insects (Bonaccorso 1998, Kutt et al. 2008). Their echolocation calls can be distinguished readily from those of Emballonuridae from the pattern of harmonic elements.	There appear to be no major threats to this species.	It is a common species in Australia (Kutt et al. 2008, McKenzie and Bullen 2009). In Papua New Guinea they are usually recorded with acoustic recorders only at lower elevations (K.N. Armstrong and K.P. Aplin unpublished data), but population size and extent is poorly known in that country and based on relatively few records.	Stable	This widespread species has been recorded from the islands of Seram (Indonesia) and Yapen (Indonesia; type locality), New Guinea (Papua New Guinea only), New Britain (Papua New Guinea), and is present over much of northern Australia (Bonaccorso 1998, Kutt et al. 2008). It ranges in elevation from sea level to 1,400 m a.s.l.		Terrestrial	It is present in protected areas in Australia as well as Tonda Wildlife Management Area in Western Province of Papua New Guinea. Further studies are needed into the taxonomy, distribution, abundance, natural history, and threats to this species.	Australasian		FALSE	FALSE	Global	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 	Molossidae	Mops		jobensis	Miller	1902	1	Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.	0.795833	Jobie Island Free-tailed Bat	<b> colonicus </b>Thomas, 1906.	Indonesia, Prov. of Papua, Tjenderawasih Div. [= Geelvinck Bay], Yapen Isl [= Jobi Isl], Ansus.	Seram (Moluccas), Yapen Isl (Indonesia), New Guinea, N and C Australia.	Not listed.	Least Concern as Chaerephon jobensis 	 plicatus species group. Listed as a subspecies of plicatus by Laurie and Hill (1954), but subsequently recognized as distinct by most authors.Revised by Felten (1964a), who included bregullae and solomonis; also see Hill (1983). In contrast, Flannery (1995a, b)treated bregullae and solomonis as distinct species based on morphological differences. The latter arrangement isprovisionally followed here.	Mops jobensis	1005152	23	Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat	Northern Mastiff Bat|Northern Free-tailed Bat|Wrinkle-lipped Mastiff Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Molossidae	MOLOSSINAE	NA	Mops	Chaerephon	jobensis	G. S. Miller	1902	1	Nyctinomus_jobensis	Miller, G. S., Jr. (1902). Two New Tropical Old World Bats. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 15, 246.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3830841#page/280/mode/1up	USNM 18545/38035		"Ansus, Island of Jobie [= Yapen Island], Northwestern New Guinea [= Papua Province]," Indonesia.			jobensis (G. S. Miller, 1902)|colonicus (O. Thomas, 1906)	moved from Chaerephon to Mops, although further research is needed to confirm this placement	Gregorin, R., & Cirranello, A. (2016). Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (Mammalia: Chiroptera) inferred by morphological data. Cladistics, 32(1), 2-35.|Simmons, N. B. and A. L. Cirranello (2020). https://batnames.org/explore.html. Accessed: 10 May 2020. URL: https://batnames.org/explore.html.				Indonesia|Papua New Guinea|Australia	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	LC	0	0	0	Chaerephon_jobensis	1	oldname match	Chaerephon_jobensis	0	Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393	Mops_jobensis	1005152	23	Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat	Northern Mastiff Bat|Northern Free-tailed Bat|Wrinkle-lipped Mastiff Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Molossidae	Molossinae	NA	Mops	Chaerephon	jobensis	G. S. Miller	1	Nyctinomus jobensis	Miller, G.S., Jr. 1902-12-16. Two new tropical Old World bats. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 15:245-246.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365111	USNM:MAMM:18545 (= USNM:MAMM:A38035)	holotype	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f91713fa-8e25-4dbc-b39b-dc51538c8664	"Ansus, Island of Jobie [= Yapen Island], Northwestern New Guinea [= Papua Province]," Indonesia.			moved from Chaerephon to Mops, although further research is needed to confirm this placement	Gregorin, R., & Cirranello, A. (2016). Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (Mammalia: Chiroptera) inferred by morphological data. Cladistics, 32(1), 2-35.|Simmons, N. B. and A. L. Cirranello (2020). https://batnames.org/explore.html. Accessed: 10 May 2020. URL: https://batnames.org/explore.html.				Indonesia|Papua New Guinea|Australia	Oceania (Continent)	Australasia	LC	0	0	0	Chaerephon_jobensis	1	oldname match	Chaerephon_jobensis	0	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586	Molossidae	Mops		jobensis	Miller	1902	1	Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.	0.795833	Jobie Island Free-tailed Bat	colonicus Thomas, 1906.	Indonesia, Prov. of Papua, Tjenderawasih Div. [= Geelvinck Bay], Yapen Isl [= Jobi Isl], Ansus.	Seram (Moluccas), Yapen Isl (Indonesia), New Guinea, N and C Australia.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4312/209520861/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	plicatusspecies group. Listed as a subspecies of plicatus by Laurie and Hill (1954), but subsequently recognized as distinct by most authors.Revised by Felten (1964a), who included bregullae and solomonis; also see Hill (1983). In contrast, Flannery (1995a, b)treated bregullae and solomonis as distinct species based on morphological differences. The latter arrangement isprovisionally followed here.		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Chaerephon jobensis; Chaerephon jobensis; Mops jobensis; Mops jobensis; Chaerephon jobensis; Mops jobensis; jobensis ; colonicus ; jobensis; colonicus; colonicus; jobensis; colonicus; Tadaride de Miller; Yapen-Bulldogfledermaus; Caerepon de Miller; Northern Mastiff Bat; Northern Free-tailed Bat; Wrinkle-lipped Mastiff Bat; Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat; Northern Mastiff Bat; Northern Free-tailed Bat; Wrinkle-lipped Mastiff Bat; Northern Mastiff Bat; Jobie Island Free-tailed Bat; M. jobensis