Saccopteryx leptura

(von Schreber, 1774)

Lesser 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

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774. pl. 57. P. pl. 57 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Erlangen.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060112

Original name as described

Vespertilio lepturus

Other common names

Brown White-lined Bat · Lesser White-lined Bat

Type locality

"Surinam [= Suriname]."

Biogeographic realm

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

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004797

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 lepturus

(von Schreber, 1774)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

leptura

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060112

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:153, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Zimmermann (1783:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  3. Boddaert (1785:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230034) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  4. Gmelin (1788:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  5. Kerr (1792:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  6. Shaw (1800:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150818) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)
  7. Turton (1802:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  8. Goldfuss (1809:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497939) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  9. Oken (1816:927, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60297)
  10. Fischer (1817:444, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10129069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62440)

Vespertilio marsupialis

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

marsupialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217680

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

Müller (1776:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38532)

Saccopteryx lepturus

Illiger, 1815

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

leptura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Noctilio lepturus

(Muirhead, 1819)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

leptura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

410

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Muirhead (1819:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)

Thaphozous Lepturus

(Goldfuss, 1820)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

leptura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

455

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

  1. Ranzani (1820:202, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
  2. Goldfuss (1820:455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41309)

taphozous lepturus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1821)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

leptura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

131

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523895

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1821:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  2. Schinz (1821:170, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. Lesson (1827:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Fischer (1829:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  5. Gray (1838:499, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34750)
  6. Temminck (1838:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13474794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60651)
  7. Temminck (1841:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59645)
  8. Lesson (1842:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Emballonura leptura

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

leptura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

347

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580343

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:347, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Saccopteryx leptura

Fitzinger, 1870

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

leptura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

517

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61942316

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1870:517, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61942316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37089)
  2. Thomas (1893:334, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35992592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16303)
  3. Allen (1900:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15962)
  4. Goldman (1920:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  5. Goodwin (1946:292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  6. Burt & Stirton (1961:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
  7. Husson (1978:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1980:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1991:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  11. Koopman (1993:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  12. Koopman (1994:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  13. Anderson (1997:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  14. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  15. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  18. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  20. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19807/22005807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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