Centronycteris centralis

O. Thomas, 1912

Thomas's Shaggy Bat

Close-up of head, Oblique view
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Location:Costa Rica, Heredia, La SelvaDate taken:Jan 1, 1973

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 381

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Emballonuroidea
Family : Emballonuridae
Subfamily : Emballonurinae
Tribe : Diclidurini
Genus : Centronycteris

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1912-12-01. New Centronycteris and Ctenomys from S. America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)10(60):638-640.

Original name as described

Centronycteris centralis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1900.7.11.3

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Bogava, Chiriqui, Panama."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Venezuela · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 2 names and synonyms.

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