Pteronotus mesoamericanus

J. D. Smith, 1972

Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Mormoopidae
Genus : Pteronotus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Smith, J.D. 1972-03-10. Systematics of the chiropteran family Mormoopidae. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Miscellaneous Publication 56:1-132.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4132838

Original name as described

Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus

Other common names

Mesoamerican Mustached Bat · Smith's Common Mustached Bat

Type material

KU:M:64713

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=92c3198d-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Type locality

"1 mi [= 1.6 km] S and 0.75 mi [= 1.2 km] E Yepocapa, 4280 ft [= 1305 m], Chimaltenango, Guatemala."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama

Taxonomy notes

split from P. parnellii

Taxonomy notes citation

Pavan, A.C., Marroig, G. 2016. Integrating multiple evidences in taxonomy: species diversity and phylogeny of mustached bats (Mormoopidae: Pteronotus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103: 184-198.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004858

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.

Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus

J. D. Smith, 1972

Family

Mormoopidae

Root name

mesoamericanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:64713

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=92c3198d-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4132838

Authority publication

University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Miscellaneous Publication

Name usages

  1. Smith (1972:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4132838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/29213)
  2. Koopman (1994:71) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pteronotus mesoamericanus

A. C. Pavan & Marroig, 2016

Family

Mormoopidae

Root name

mesoamericanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

197

Authority publication

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Name usages

  1. Pavan & Marroig (2016:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/29209)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004858) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88018392/88018395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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