Saccopteryx canescens

O. Thomas, 1901

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1901-04-01. New species of Saccopteryx, Sciurus, Rhipidomys, and Tatu from South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)7(40):366-371.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24345240

Original name as described

Saccopteryx canescens

Other common names

Frosted White-lined Bat · Gray White-lined Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1899.11.2.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7a07751b-cfb6-441a-9b55-c6e973756530

Type locality

"Obidos," Pará, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Peru · Ecuador · Brazil · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004795

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.

Saccopteryx pumila

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

pumila

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.5.8.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/159349b2-f140-4ea5-907e-91a7a8cf0b6d

Authority page

410

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616645

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Saccopteryx canescens

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.11.2.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7a07751b-cfb6-441a-9b55-c6e973756530

Authority page

366

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24345240

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19805/22005456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Saccopteryx canescens canescens

Simmons, 2005

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Saccopteryx canescens pumila

Simmons, 2005

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

pumila

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Saccopteryx (canescans)

Shapley, D. E. Wilson, A. N. Warren, & Barnett, 2005

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

canescans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

380

Authority publication

Mammalia

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