Diclidurus isabella

(O. Thomas, 1920)

Isabelline Ghost Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Emballonuroidea
Family : Emballonuridae
Subfamily : Emballonurinae
Tribe : Diclidurini
Genus : Diclidurus
Subgenus : Depanycteris

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1920-09-01. On mammals from the lower Rio Amazonas in the Goeldi Museum, Para. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)6(33):266-283.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240069

Original name as described

Depanycteris isabella

Other common names

Isabelle's Ghost Bat · Pale-brown Ghost Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1920.7.14.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1f9f59d1-491b-4510-917f-acc03b178f11

Type locality

"Manacapuru, Rio Solimoes," Amazonas, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Guyana · Brazil

Taxonomy notes

the specific epithet is generally spelt 'isabellus', but was originally spelt 'isabella' and is an invariable noun and doesn't change to match the generic gender, so the name has been changed to 'isabella' here

Taxonomy notes citation

Wilson D.E. & Mittermeier R.A. 2019. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 9. Bats. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004785

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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Depanycteris isabella

(O. Thomas, 1920)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

isabella

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.7.14.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1f9f59d1-491b-4510-917f-acc03b178f11

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240069

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Diclidurus isabellus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

isabellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

129

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Lim, Engstrom, Timm, Anderson & Watson (1999:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66384)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Diclidurus isabella

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

isabella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

368

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6563/21986404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Drepanycteris isabellae

(C. O. da C. Vieira, 1955)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

isabellae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

356

Authority publication

Arquivos de zoologia do estado de São Paulo

Diclidurus isabellus

J. Muñoz, 2001

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

isabellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · subsequent_usage

Authority page

12, 14

Authority publication

Medellín

Diclidurus isabelus

E. Bernard & Fenton, 2002

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

isabelus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1132

Authority publication

Canadian Journal of Zoology

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