Rhynchonycteris naso

(zu Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Proboscis Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wied-Neuwied, M. zu. 1820. Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817. Erster Band. H. L. Brönner, Vienna, 376 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45439689

Original name as described

Vespertilio naso

Other common names

Brazilian Long-nosed Bat · Long-nosed Proboscis Bat · River Bat · Sharp-nosed Bat

Type material

AMNH MS-386

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-386

Type locality

"Mucuri." Restricted by F. D. de Ávila-Pires in 1965 to "Vicinity of Morro d'Arara, Rio Mucuri, State of Bahia, Brazil."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

likely represents a species compex

Taxonomy notes citation

Biganzoli-Rangel, A. J., Leon-Alvarado, O. D., Robe, L. J., Meza, M. A., Gutiérrez, E. E., & Paladini, A. (2023). Systematics and phylogeography of bats of the genus Rhynchonycteris (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae): Integrating molecular phylogenetics, ecological niche modeling and morphometric data. Plos one, 18(5), e0285271.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004792

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.

Vespertilio naso

(zu Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

naso

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MS-386

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-386

Authority page

248 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45439689

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Lesson (1827:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Rhynchiscus naso priscus

(G. M. Allen, 1914)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

prisca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:13208

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:13208

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55445040

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Emballonura lineata

(Temminck, 1841)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

lineata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.17642.a, RMNH.MAM.17642.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17642.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17642.b

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Proboscidea saxatilis

(von Spix, 1823)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

saxatilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.17643, ZSM 22/50, ZMB 3058

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17643

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826991

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Proboscidea lineata

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

lineata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

21

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Rhynchonycteris naso

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

naso

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

603

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:603, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Thomas (1972:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19714/22010818) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhynchiscus naso

(G. G. Goodwin, 1946)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

naso

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

290

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Proboscidea rivalis

(von Spix, 1823)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

rivalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826991

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Proboscidea villosa

(P. Gervais, 1855)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

villosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49076252

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhynchiscus nasio

(Dalquest, 1957)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

nasio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

219

Authority publication

Texas Journal of Science

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