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Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997).Subspecies limits are problematic."126">; [MDD2022] moved from Chaerephon to Mops, although further research is needed to confirm this placement; [batnames2023]  plicatus species group. Includes luzonus; see Hill (1961b) and Corbet and Hill (1992). Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997).Subspecies limits are problematic."126">; [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. Includes luzonus; see Hill (1961b) and Corbet and Hill (1992). 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Desmarest, 1821)|dilatatus (Horsfield, 1823)|tenuis (Horsfield, 1823)|dilatus (Lesson, 1827) [incorrect subsequent spelling]|murinus (J. E. Gray, 1830)|luzonus (Hollister, 1913)|insularis (W. W. A. Phillips, 1932)|adustus (Sody, 1936)		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	Wrinkle-lipped bat	Sri Lanka, India – S China – Java, Borneo, Cocos-Keeling Is, Philippines, Hainan	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 plicata	India, Bengal.	Buchanan	1800	Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 5:261.	Distribution: Ranging from India and Ceylon to southern China, the Philippines, Bali, and Cocos-Keeling (in the Indian Ocean south of Sumatra).		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	Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat	Sri Lanka, India – S China – Java, Bali, Borneo, Cocos-Keeling Is, Philippines, Hainan	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.	Buchanan	1800	Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 5:261.	Includes luzonus; see Hill (19616:52).	India and Sri Lanka to S China and Vietnam, southeast to Philippines, Borneo and Lesser Sunda Isis; Hainan (China); Cocos Keeling Isl (Indian Ocean).	India, Bengal.		BUCHANNAN	1800	Anterior upper premolar relatively large. Size medium (forearm length, 40-53 mm).	Distribution: Ranging from India and Ceylon to southern China, the Philippines, Bali, and Cocos-Keeling (in the Indian Ocean south of Sumatra).	Five subspecies often recognized.		140	species	C. plicata	BUCHANNAN	1800	Chaerephon	genus	Chaerephon plicata				Anterior upper premolar relatively large. Size medium (forearm length, 40-53 mm).	Five subspecies often recognized.		9. C. plicata (BUCHANNAN 1800) [plicata group].	9	_M. p. dilatatus_ (Horsfield, 1823); _M. p. insularis_ (Phillips, 1932); _M. p. luzonus_ (Hollister, 1913); _M. p. plicatus_ (Buchannan, 1800) (synonyms: _bengalensis_ (Desmarest, 1821), _murinus_ (Gray, 1830)); _M. p. tenuis_ (Horsfield, 1823) (synonyms: _adustus_ (Sody, 1936))			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 plicatus	Chaerephon		plicatus	Buchannan	y	1800		Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond.	5		261		Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat	India, Bengal, Puttahaut (restricted to Puttahaut by G. M. Allen, 1939).	India and Sri Lanka to S China, Hong Kong, Cambodia, and Vietnam, southeast through Malyasia to the Philippines, Borneo and Lesser Sunda Isls; Hainan (China); Cocos Keeling Isl (Indian Ocean).	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).	bengalensis Desmarest, 1820; murinus Gray, 1830; dilatatus Horsfield, 1822; insularis Phillips, 1932; luzonus Hollister, 1913; tenuis Horsfield, 1822; adustus Sody, 1936.	plicatus species group. Includes luzonus; see Hill (1961b) and Corbet and Hill (1992). Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997). Subspecies limits are problematic.	194287C9FFA3BA0FB4ABFF3DBA56FAE0	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	650	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/19/42/87/194287C9FFA3BA0FB4ABFF3DBA56FAE0.xml	Chaerephon plicatus	Molossidae	Chaerephon	plicatus		1800	Tadaride a nez plissé @fr | Faltenlippen-Bulldogfledermaus @de | Caerepon de nariz arrugada @es | \Wrinkle-lipped Bat @en	Vespertilio plicatus Buchanan, 1800 , “Puttahaut in Bengal,” India . This species is monotypic.	India , Sri Lanka , Myanmar , China , Thailand , Laos , Vietham, Cambodia , Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Is (Bali and Lombok), and Philippines ; presence in Bangladesh is very likely but needs confirmation. Previous records on Malay Peninsula and Sumatra need further verification as to whether the populations may have disappeared or may have been misidentified.	Head-body 65-75 mm, tail 28-40 mm, ear 16-24 mm, hindfoot 8-12 mm, forearm 40-50 mm; weight 13-31 g. Pelage is soft, dense, and mostly uniform chestnut; dorsal hair is dark brown; it is slightly paler on ventral side with gray or whitish tips; individual hairs are dense and very short. Upper lip is wrinkled, with slightly protruded nostrils. Ears are dark brown in color, thick, moderate in size, and joined on forehead by flap of skin. Tragus is small and separated from antitragus by deep notch. Hindfoot has bristle hairs on side of outer and inner toes. Tail is robust and exposed from tail membrane for over one-half ofits length. P? is very small. M? is well developed, about one-half of M* in crown area. Upper and lower canines are sharp and pointed. Upper incisors are remarkably robust.	Various habitats ranging from urban and agricultural areas to karst forest areas, from sea level up to elevations of ¢. 950 m .	The Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat has been reported feeding mainly on Coleoptera and Homoptera, which together accounted for over 80% ofits diet. In central Thailand , main diet items are brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) and white-backed planthopper (Sogatella furcifera), both Hemiptera , which are known as the major insect pests in ricefields.	The Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat has been observed engaged in breeding activities during March-April and September—October. In Thailand and Cambodia , pregnant females were found in February-March and in August to early October. Females with young were seen in May-June.	Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bats usually emerge from their roosts before dusk in a large continuous flock, which forms a large, dark column. They roost mainly in limestone caves, but can also be found roosting in rock crevices and old buildings and temples. Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bats feed high in open space, e.g. over ricefields and other water bodies, but also come down near the ground or over the canopy in early evening. This species uses a relatively low-frequency FM echolocation call with peak frequencies of ¢.23-30 kHz, a start frequency of 39 kHz, and end frequency of 17 kHz, with durations of 6-12 milliseconds. Feeding buzzes have peak frequencies of 25-30 kHz.	Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bats often form large colonies of thousands of individuals, e.g. at Khao Chong Pran Cave, south-western Thailand , a population size of 2-6 million bats was estimated. They have been found sharing the same cave system with several other bat species, including Lesser Dawn Bats (Eonycteris spelaea), tomb bats ( Taphozous spp. ), horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus spp.), leat-nosed bats (Hipposideros spp.), and myotis ( Myotis spp. ). Estimated foraging range is ¢. 27 km in diameter from roosting cave.	Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List, due to its widespread range and relatively high population size. However, populations have been continually declining locally due to habitat loss (e.g. limestone cave quarry), hunting, and disturbance due to uncontrolled guano harvesting.	Corbet & Hill (1992) | Csorba, Bumrungsri et al. (2014) | Francis (2008a) | Kusuminda & Yapa (2017) | Leelapaibul et al. (2005) | Lekagul & McNeely (1988) | Phillipps & Phillipps (2016) | Srilopan et al. (2018) | Thomas et al. (2013) | Thong Vu Dinh (2014a) | Utthammachai et al. (2008)	https://zenodo.org/record/6567824/files/figure.png	74. Wrinkle-lipped Free-Tailed Bat Chaerephon plicatus French: Tadaride a nez plissé / German: Faltenlippen-Bulldogfledermaus / Spanish: Caerepon de nariz arrugada Other common names: \Wrinkle-lipped Bat Taxonomy. Vespertilio plicatus Buchanan, 1800 , “Puttahaut in Bengal,” India . This species is monotypic. Distribution. India , Sri Lanka , Myanmar , China , Thailand , Laos , Vietham, Cambodia , Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Is (Bali and Lombok), and Philippines ; presence in Bangladesh is very likely but needs confirmation. Previous records on Malay Peninsula and Sumatra need further verification as to whether the populations may have disappeared or may have been misidentified. Descriptive notes. Head-body 65-75 mm, tail 28-40 mm, ear 16-24 mm, hindfoot 8-12 mm, forearm 40-50 mm; weight 13-31 g. Pelage is soft, dense, and mostly uniform chestnut; dorsal hair is dark brown; it is slightly paler on ventral side with gray or whitish tips; individual hairs are dense and very short. Upper lip is wrinkled, with slightly protruded nostrils. Ears are dark brown in color, thick, moderate in size, and joined on forehead by flap of skin. Tragus is small and separated from antitragus by deep notch. Hindfoot has bristle hairs on side of outer and inner toes. Tail is robust and exposed from tail membrane for over one-half ofits length. P? is very small. M? is well developed, about one-half of M* in crown area. Upper and lower canines are sharp and pointed. Upper incisors are remarkably robust. Habitat. Various habitats ranging from urban and agricultural areas to karst forest areas, from sea level up to elevations of ¢. 950 m . Food and Feeding. The Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat has been reported feeding mainly on Coleoptera and Homoptera, which together accounted for over 80% ofits diet. In central Thailand , main diet items are brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) and white-backed planthopper (Sogatella furcifera), both Hemiptera , which are known as the major insect pests in ricefields. Breeding. The Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat has been observed engaged in breeding activities during March-April and September—October. In Thailand and Cambodia , pregnant females were found in February-March and in August to early October. Females with young were seen in May-June. Activity patterns. Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bats usually emerge from their roosts before dusk in a large continuous flock, which forms a large, dark column. They roost mainly in limestone caves, but can also be found roosting in rock crevices and old buildings and temples. Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bats feed high in open space, e.g. over ricefields and other water bodies, but also come down near the ground or over the canopy in early evening. This species uses a relatively low-frequency FM echolocation call with peak frequencies of ¢.23-30 kHz, a start frequency of 39 kHz, and end frequency of 17 kHz, with durations of 6-12 milliseconds. Feeding buzzes have peak frequencies of 25-30 kHz. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bats often form large colonies of thousands of individuals, e.g. at Khao Chong Pran Cave, south-western Thailand , a population size of 2-6 million bats was estimated. They have been found sharing the same cave system with several other bat species, including Lesser Dawn Bats (Eonycteris spelaea), tomb bats ( Taphozous spp. ), horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus spp.), leat-nosed bats (Hipposideros spp.), and myotis ( Myotis spp. ). Estimated foraging range is ¢. 27 km in diameter from roosting cave. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List, due to its widespread range and relatively high population size. However, populations have been continually declining locally due to habitat loss (e.g. limestone cave quarry), hunting, and disturbance due to uncontrolled guano harvesting. Bibliography. Corbet & Hill (1992), Csorba, Bumrungsri et al. (2014), Francis (2008a), Kusuminda & Yapa (2017), Leelapaibul et al. (2005), Lekagul & McNeely (1988), Phillipps & Phillipps (2016), Srilopan et al. (2018), Thomas et al. (2013), Thong Vu Dinh (2014a), Utthammachai et al. (2008).	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 plicatus	Mops		plicatus	Buchannan	1800	1	Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond.	0.3896	Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat	 bengalensis Desmarest, 1820; murinus Gray, 1830; <b> dilatatus </b> Horsfield, 1822; <b> insularis </b> Phillips, 1932; <b>luzonus</b>  Hollister, 1913; <b> tenuis </b> Horsfield, 1822; adustus Sody, 1936.	India, Bengal, Puttahaut (restricted to Puttahaut by G. M. Allen, 1939).	India and Sri Lanka to S China, Hong Kong, Cambodia, and Vietnam, southeast through Malyasia to the Philippines, Borneo and Lesser Sunda Isls; Hainan (China); Cocos Keeling Isl (Indian Ocean).	Not listed.	Least Concern as  Chaerephon plicatus 	 plicatus species group. Includes luzonus; see Hill (1961b) and Corbet and Hill (1992). Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997).Subspecies limits are problematic."126">	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 plicatus	23	Wrinkle-lipped Free-Tailed Bat	Wrinkle-lipped Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	MOLOSSIDAE	MOLOSSINAE	NA	Mops	Chaerephon	plicatus	Buchanan	1800	1				RMNH MAM.33127.a/b		"Puttahaut in Bengal," India.			plicatus (Buchannan, 1800)|bengalensis (Desmarest, 1820)|dilatatus (Horsfield, 1822)|tenuis (Horsfield, 1822)|murinus (J. E. Gray, 1830)|luzonus (Hollister, 1913)|insularis (W. W. A. Phillips, 1932)|adustus (Sody, 1936)	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.	India|Bangladesh?|Sri Lanka|Myanmar|China|Thailand|Laos|Vietnam|Cambodia|Indonesia|Malaysia|Brunei|Philippines	Asia	Indomalaya|Palearctic	LC	0	0	0	Chaerephon_plicatus	1	oldname match	Chaerephon_plicatus	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	4316	Chaerephon plicatus	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	MOLOSSIDAE	Chaerephon	plicatus	(Buchanan, 1800)		20000000	Chaerephon plicatus	Least Concern		2020	2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	This species is confirmed as Least Concern because of its wide distribution, large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.	This species can form large colonies of thousands of bats that typically roost in caves, but can also be found in crevices in rocks, old disused buildings and temples. Populations generally forage close to roost sites, and have been recorded hunting in forested areas and over rice fields. It is a high and fast flyer that feeds on insects and other invertebrates.	In South Asia, the habitat of this species is being deforested for timber, firewood and conversion to agricultural use. It is also threatened due to extraction and mining activities (Molur et al. 2002). In mainland Southeast Asia, a colony of 300,000 bats was destroyed in northern Myanmar as a result of limestone extraction for cement manufacture (P. Bates pers. comm.), and a colony of hundreds of thousands of bats was eradicated as pests in Phnom Pehn, Cambodia (P. Bates pers. comm. 2006). In the Philippines, this was formerly among the most abundant bats in some large caves. However, virtually all of the known large colonies have now been extirpated, including the loss of a very large colony from Leyte in 1984 (L. Heaney pers. comm. 2006). The remaining population is probably declining due to forest loss, disturbance in caves (guano mining, hunting), and tourism (Heaney et al. 1998). The only recent reports since 1980 are from northern Luzon (Danielsen et al. 1994, Heaney et al. 1998), and two recent records from Cebu (L. Heaney pers. comm. 2006). It parts of its range, such as Lao PDR and Borneo, overharvesting of this species for food is leading to significant population declines. In Thailand, continuing decline of ca. 10% annually was found (Hillman 2006) and threats could be pesticide residue since most caves are surrounded by rice fields.	This is a widespread but localized species which occurs in large colonies usually in caves. In South Asia, this species is widespread in its range in India, but is found in few locations. The Sri Lankan population is stable (W. Yapa pers. comm.) (Molur et al. 2002). In China, colonies ranging from a few hundred to more than 200,000 have been reported (Smith and Xie 2008). Currently, no record in peninsula Malaysia. In Sabah, only found in two caves, Mulu and Gomantong caves. The total population in Thailand is around four million, with the largest colony of 0.6 million individuals (Bilasoi and Bumrungsri, unpublished report), it is a very abundant species in Myanmar (P. Bates pers. comm. 2006).	Unknown	This very widely distributed species is found throughout much of South Asia, southern and central China, most of mainland Southeast Asia, and much of insular Southeast Asia. In South Asia, this species is very widely distributed and is presently known from India (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal) and Sri Lanka (Central and Western Provinces) (Molur et al. 2002). It has been recorded from sea level to an elevation of 950 m asl. The species is likely to be found in Bangladesh (Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu 2005). In China it has been recorded from Gansu, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Guizhou (Smith and Xie 2008). It is present in Myanmar, Thailand, western Cambodia and Peninsular Malaysia in mainland Southeast Asia. Within insular Southeast Asia it is wide-ranging, and is found on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Lombok (all to Indonesia), Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia), and the Philippines. In the Philippines there are records from Leyte, Luzon (Cagayan, Isabela, Pampanga, and Rizal provinces), Mindanao (Cotabato) (Taylor 1934), Cebu and Negros (Heaney et al. 1998), Bahol Island (J. Sedlock, pers. comm.). It distribution is disjunct and population largely declined such as in Sabah, only found in Mulu National Park and Gomangton. The colony in Niah cave was collapsed (Isham A., pers. comm.).	It parts of its range, such as Lao PDR and Borneo, overharvesting of this species for food is leading to significant population declines.	Terrestrial	In South Asia, there are no direct conservation measures in place for this species and it has not been recorded from any protected areas in South Asia. Protection of key roost sites, surveys and habitat management are urgently recommended along with public awareness (Molur et al. 2002). In Southeast Asia, although most countries do not declare of species protection, except Thailand, but many large colonies are protected in countries such as Myanmar, Vietnam and also Thailand by villagers and monks (P. Bates and S. Bumrungsri pers. comm. 2006, T. Nguyen, pers. comm.), and the species has been recorded from a number of protected areas, there is a need to protect key roosting sites and to undertake population surveys in areas of previous decline (eg. Philippines).	Indomalayan		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		plicatus	Buchannan	1800	1	Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond.	0.389583	Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat	 bengalensis Desmarest, 1820; murinus Gray, 1830; <b> dilatatus </b> Horsfield, 1822; <b> insularis </b> Phillips, 1932; <b>luzonus</b>  Hollister, 1913; <b> tenuis </b> Horsfield, 1822; adustus Sody, 1936.	India, Bengal, Puttahaut (restricted to Puttahaut by G. M. Allen, 1939).	India and Sri Lanka to S China, Hong Kong, Cambodia, and Vietnam, southeast through Malyasia to the Philippines, Borneo and Lesser Sunda Isls; Hainan (China); Cocos Keeling Isl (Indian Ocean).	Not listed.	Least Concern as  Chaerephon plicatus 	 plicatus species group. Includes luzonus; see Hill (1961b) and Corbet and Hill (1992). Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997).Subspecies limits are problematic."126">	Mops plicatus	1005158	23	Wrinkle-lipped Free-Tailed Bat	Wrinkle-lipped Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Molossidae	MOLOSSINAE	NA	Mops	Chaerephon	plicatus	Buchanan	1800	1				RMNH MAM.33127.a/b		"Puttahaut in Bengal," India.			plicatus (Buchannan, 1800)|bengalensis (Desmarest, 1820)|dilatatus (Horsfield, 1822)|tenuis (Horsfield, 1822)|murinus (J. E. Gray, 1830)|luzonus (Hollister, 1913)|insularis (W. W. A. Phillips, 1932)|adustus (Sody, 1936)	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.				India|Bangladesh?|Sri Lanka|Myanmar|China|Thailand|Laos|Vietnam|Cambodia|Indonesia|Malaysia|Brunei|Philippines	Asia	Indomalaya|Palearctic	LC	0	0	0	Chaerephon_plicatus	1	oldname match	Chaerephon_plicatus	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_plicatus	1005158	23	Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat	Wrinkle-lipped Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Molossidae	Molossinae	NA	Mops	Chaerephon	plicatus	Buchannan	1	Vespertilio plicatus	Buchannan, F. 1800-02-22. Description of the Vespertilio plicatus. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 5:261-263.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12897934	BMNH:Mamm:2003.57	holotype	https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/47f71f2f-e788-4927-b22d-1a43f7a11f7d | https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bc626a7f-d162-456f-91b2-c3e5ac795693	"Puttahaut in Bengal," India.			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.				India|Bangladesh?|Sri Lanka|Myanmar|China|Thailand|Laos|Vietnam|Cambodia|Indonesia|Malaysia|Brunei|Philippines	Asia	Indomalaya|Palearctic	LC	0	0	0	Chaerephon_plicatus	1	oldname match	Chaerephon_plicatus	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		plicatus	Buchannan	1800	1	Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond.	0.389583	Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat	bengalensis Desmarest, 1820; murinus Gray, 1830; dilatatus Horsfield, 1822; insularis Phillips, 1932; luzonus  Hollister, 1913; tenuis Horsfield, 1822; adustus Sody, 1936.	India, Bengal, Puttahaut (restricted to Puttahaut by G. M. Allen, 1939).	India and Sri Lanka to S China, Hong Kong, Cambodia, and Vietnam, southeast through Malyasia to the Philippines, Borneo and Lesser Sunda Isls; Hainan (China); Cocos Keeling Isl (Indian Ocean).	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4316/22018444/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	plicatusspecies group. Includes luzonus; see Hill (1961b) and Corbet and Hill (1992). Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997).Subspecies limits are problematic."126">		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Chaerephon plicatus; Chaerephon plicatus; Mops plicatus; Mops plicatus; Chaerephon plicatus; Mops plicatus; plicatus ; dilatatus ; insularis ; luzonus ; tenuis; dilatatus; insularis; luzonus; tenuis; bengalensis; murinus; tenuis - adustus; plicatus; bengalensis; dilatatus; tenuis; murinus; luzonus; insularis; adustus; Tadaride a nez plissé; Faltenlippen-Bulldogfledermaus; Caerepon de nariz arrugada; \Wrinkle-lipped Bat; Wrinkle-lipped Free-Tailed Bat; Wrinkle-lipped Bat; Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat; Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat; M. plicatus